busy
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A longtime Hengli employee told a state-owned newspaper that Fan, who handled the finances, was so busy that she sometimes skipped meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ahead of the action, easyJet urged staff to call off the strike on such a busy weekend.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
On a busy road across from a dry cleaner, the storefront entrance blends into the real tire shop it’s attached to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lyndsay Smith, Aston's mum, said she'd never seen the estate so busy, with neighbours treating her son like a "local celebrity" and asking for autographs.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The other officer nodded in response, busy examining his fingernails, but I couldn’t help but flush at the compliment.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"At the weekend it gets busier, but otherwise..." one hotel manager said, trailing off.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Americans were living busier lives, with longer commutes, and as more women entered the workforce, getting domestic errands done efficiently became key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The end of next week will be even busier, with about 10,500 outbound cars on both 24 and 25 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Commercial airports, as well as some larger and busier general aviation airports, charge landing fees to users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The more people that were seen waiting to meet him, the busier he would appear, the better the impression he would make.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Summer is generally the region’s busiest season, but the demand has seemed even higher this year following the lengthy Highway 1 closure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The heat is proving to be deadly, and A&E departments in England recorded their busiest period ever, with the record-breaking heat cited as a key factor.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
And he said the chain’s drive-throughs needed to get better at handling demand during the busiest hours — noting that by focusing too much on cost savings, the company had hurt its competitive standing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
U.S. retailers are fueling a longer-than-expected peak shipping season in Southern California, according to the leader of America’s busiest gateway for container imports, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Once he found us living afloat the black lagoon, Papi wooed Mami back, and we moved to one of Santurce’s busiest avenues.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
In addition to helping customers with their plant selections, Mejia rings them up at the register and then busies herself with tidying and organizing the shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
She and care worker Michelle Rispin laugh and joke with each other, as Michelle busies herself checking Kath has the food and help she needs.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
Jack, meanwhile, busies his hands calling up images on his impressive machine.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023
Instead, Akpan, who lives in Gainesville, Fla., and teaches creative writing at the University of Florida, busies himself with Ekong’s trials and tribulations in New York.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021
All that spring and into the summer, Helmuth busies himself with the Jungvolk—its meetings and games and weekend hiking and camping trips.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
An image published on social media by Iranian embassies abroad put Ghalibaf centre stage in the Iranian negotiating team, looking animated and gesturing with his hand, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi busied himself with teacups.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
That is something Mr. Nguyen experienced personally when he busied himself pursuing publication in highly ranked journals instead of writing about what he truly loved: the philosophy of games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
On turning 90, she continued to live quietly in Chichester, where she busied herself raising money for the cathedral roof.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
As Garcia busied himself with “The Grateful Dead Movie,” hoping a theatrical release of October 1974 shows at the Winterland would satisfy audiences wanting to see live Dead, Lesh entered an aimless period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Joseph Hooper busied himself, for he was suddenly alarmed at the arrival of this woman, alarmed by what he had done.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
Really though, you are only busying yourself and putting off the inevitable trek back home for a few more minutes.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
Murdoch was also busying himself growing his operations in the US, where he gained a foothold in 1976 with US tabloid the New York Post.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
As a 28-year-old, “I should be busying my days with travel and thinking about my next tattoo,” Ingram wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
In a makeshift supply depot in the capital, Kyiv, crowd-funders start busying themselves with his request.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
He stood for a minute looking down at Jethro and then went to sit at the table beside the fire, busying himself with pen and paper.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
