overwork

In an economy with limited well-paying jobs, many have rejected societal pressures to overwork or have stopped working completely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

However, extended periods of overwork had the opposite impact, lowering mental sharpness and making it harder to stay productive.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

It means death through overwork, and refers principally to strokes and heart attacks suffered by people working very long hours.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

When leaders insist that AI will double productivity, employees often overwork to fulfill that prophecy.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

"You don't want to overwork yourself, young feller," he said blandly.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But based on a screenplay by a trio of Western writers and directed by Polish filmmaker Tomasz Bagiński, it quickly stumbles into narrative contrivances as it incessantly overworks certain emotional beats.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023

Even when she overworks some crass jokes, Plaza amuses.

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2023

In its place, Lunenfeld overworks a flimsy metaphor, tenuously mapping the alchemical elements of earth, air, fire, water and aether onto his 11 chapters.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2020

This creates an imbalance and overworks the holding midfielder Luiz Gustavo, thus impacting on the center halves, who are exposed by their own lack of speed and mobility.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2017

Overeating, by introducing an unnecessary amount of food into the body, overworks the organs of digestion and also the organs of excretion.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Tuchel's selection of attack-minded pair Bellingham and Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers brought its rewards, but also left England exposed, leaving Elliot Anderson overworked and over-run in central midfield, through no fault of his own.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The social contract tends to look favorably on big institutions like hospitals, which often have overworked staff working under extremely stressful conditions, reaching out for donations to help raise funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Workers claim the project is understaffed, and that they are being overworked for lower wages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

But that doesn’t explain the SS’s overworked front clip, with layers of grillework stacked like black plastic pancakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

And since the horse was uncommonly intelligent, he would know to back off if he became overworked.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

That’s a stark contrast with Shein, which has been accused of overworking and underpaying its workers and of being a massive industry polluter.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

"This suggests cells may be overworking early in the illness, which could lead to longer-term problems," Dr. Varela said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

Pang also accuses Baca of overworking county employees and having them assist with his campaign work, which is not permitted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025

Americans, notorious for overworking and letting vacation days go unused, are changing their ways and taking time to escape the workplace to relax and unwind.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

“I am here so you can rest a little, you poor boy. That woman will start overworking you again once she returns from overseas, as if you are not somebody’s child.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie