burned out
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Despite his rapid rise to the top of the jazz world, Rollins felt burned out in 1959 and decided to take time off to work on what he felt were the limitations in his music.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“I was feeling stuck, burned out, ready for change.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
However, BCG and others do not see it as a case of AI causing people to get burned out on their jobs.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
People in the area reported the derelict building appeared "completely burned out" by 23:00.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Like the lightbulb, for instance, was technically invented by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1811, but his lightbulb sort of sucked and burned out all the time.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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