overworked

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Across the United States, major airports have been inundated by flight disruptions, security lines spilling out of terminals, air traffic control outages, and overworked and understaffed employees struggling to keep it all running.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

If you’re overworked, burned out or underpaid in an industry that has experienced a slowdown in hiring, you’ll likely be part of the latter group.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

"My nutrition's on point, I go to the gym, I'm a healthy guy, but I've just overworked myself clearly."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Her previous publishers had been either too overworked or unbothered to treat her and her work with the respect she felt she deserved.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I was glad that she hadn’t overworked herself to get some fancy business school degree.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama