overworked

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Most come from repetition, not one bad swing, and those early symptoms are usually a sign the body is being overworked somewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He finished high school and became a poorly paid, overworked apprentice electrician.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

“I hear it from clients, I hear it from friends and I hear it from family … ‘I’m overworked.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 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

“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