overworked
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We’d hang out in the Goldilocks Zone, far enough away from home to avoid nagging responsibilities but close enough to sell to my overworked parents.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
People with asthma and other respiratory conditions face serious health risks under reduced and overworked health services.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Navy attributed the incidents on the Truman in part to staffing shortages on the carrier and fatigue among overworked sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Gianluigi Donnarumma: Hardly overworked but made a crucial early save from Nketiah as Palace threatened.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I dunno, Harry, it sounded like Snape was feelin’ a bit overworked, tha’s all — anyway, Dumbledore told him flat out he’d agreed ter do it an’ that was all there was to it.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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