hectic
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Don’t assume your employees want to be rescued when work gets especially hectic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The story is a hectic combination of silly imagery and corny dialogue that, despite being written and directed by two men, Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado, loudly insists on its own girl power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Connie, 63, an NHS hospital discharge lead, is known as "the cake lady" and uses baking as a way to unwind after a hectic day.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"It was hectic," she said "There were people just pushing and shoving and running past us and climbing up the rocks to get up."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Back at the Virginia plantation, there were rides, hunts, meals, and parties, but life was rarely hectic.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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