harried
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A key measure of inflation used by the Federal Reserve to set interest rates posted the biggest increase in March in almost three years, marking another major hurdle for a resilient but harried U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Igor Jesus hit his own bar, Richarlison pressed and harried and Mathys Tel produced one of his better displays.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material, which careens aimlessly through Ella’s harried day-to-day in a handsomely bland, serviceable style.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
The 51-minute color documentary observes the imposition of strict traffic controls at a busy Tehran intersection, where a harried but strong-willed traffic official determines who may pass and who may not.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Even the waiters, with their good-grooming hair and air of harried discretion, look the same, and probably are.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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