exhausted
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"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
As McIlroy fought to maintain any sort of lead in the closing holes, it was striking how exhausted he had suddenly started to look.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
DeLorean’s upstart company filed for bankruptcy in 1982, having exhausted investor funds, including significant sums from the British government, since the company chose economically struggling Belfast in Northern Ireland for its factory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
People might have lofty ambitions to read a great novel or learn how to play an instrument, but at the end of the day they turn on the TV because they’re exhausted.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The porcupine quills had pierced his flesh; the work in the garden had exhausted him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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