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fatigue

[fuh-teeg] / fəˈtig /




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It causes the number of red blood cells in the body to be reduced and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Almost a week after the quake, fatigue and anguish have taken a tough toll on volunteers and the families of the dead and missing.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

This approach emphasizes stability instead of speed and energy efficiency, helping explain why older adults may fatigue more quickly and also face a greater risk of falling.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

It was only Snell’s second start of the season, after a late build-up in spring training because of shoulder fatigue, a May season debut, and surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

His eyes, which moments before had been swollen with fatigue, were now wide and alert.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Some people waiting in food lines say they miss the leadership of a man who bestrode the island in his trademark green military fatigues and whose memory still looms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Last Friday he was filmed in military fatigues, meeting commanders where he claimed victories on the front line and promised to take yet more territory.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Meeting in Ankara with Sharaa, who has traded his guerrilla fatigues for a suit, Trump said, "He's doing an unbelievable job in unifying Syria. What a job he's doing."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Standing by the memorial are two masked men in military fatigues with medals pinned to their chests.

From BBC May 7, 2026

By the time I change into fresh fatigues and leave the training field, tenth bell’s come and gone, and I have a party to go to.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

It remains to be seen if these strategies will work—some voters will be energized; others will become fatigued by it and lose interest.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

During his barely six months in the post, Fedorov repeatedly clashed with the army's top commander in his efforts to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Tracy Austin, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 1979, added: "Great movement from Coco Gauff. To me she looks just as fit as she was at the start of the match. Muchova looking a little fatigued."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In recent years, controllers say they have grown increasingly frayed and fatigued due to chronic staffing shortages and frequent equipment outages.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

It originated in Mrs. Gardiner, who, fatigued by the exercise of the morning, found Elizabeth’s arm inadequate to her support, and consequently preferred her husband’s.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

To compensate, he encourages in-person discussions; failing that, video beats text, even if video meetings are fatiguing and can blunt creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 13, 2025

Using this type of control, the researchers found that muscles could be stimulated for more than an hour before fatiguing, while muscles became fatigued after only 15 minutes using FES stimulation.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

There is a relentless, inescapable and, sometimes fatiguing quality to this Swift-Kelce monocultural vortex.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

Journeying to play against MLS rivals, on the other hand, would add to what is already one of the most arduous and fatiguing travel schedules of any first-division league in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

He learned that sandstoning was even more monotonous than sanding the drill, and far more fatiguing.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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