overworked
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People with asthma and other respiratory conditions face serious health risks under reduced and overworked health services.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
I asked my dad how he did it, and he said: “The maitre d’ is a busy man, probably overworked and underpaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Gianluigi Donnarumma: Hardly overworked but made a crucial early save from Nketiah as Palace threatened.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She expanded her audience when in 1980 she played an overworked, underappreciated secretary alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in “9 to 5.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Shin was attempting to find his way in a society that is singularly overworked, insecure, and stressed out.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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