hectic
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Recording sessions took several years, fitted in around McCartney's hectic touring schedule, as well as the production of the Beatles documentary Get Back and the writing of a memoir about the star's 1970s band, Wings.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
What you don’t mention in your letter is your monthly or annual expenses, nor your lifestyle, which may be less hectic given your arthritis symptoms.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
As is often the case in Disney movies, things push on to a climactic series of action scenes that are more hectic than exciting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
His eyes were pulsating in hectic desperation, flapping like bat’s wings, as the many tall policemen seized him by the arms and legs and lifted him up.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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