overwork
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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
When leaders insist that AI will double productivity, employees often overwork to fulfill that prophecy.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
She says she threw out her back and realized her overwork created physical strain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Complaints of chronic employee overwork and understaffing aren’t limited to fulfillment centers, chain coffee shops or fast-food restaurants, but also are pervasive at hospitals, schools and air traffic control facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2025
Many years of overwork and interrupted sleep had made him a little vague and preoccupied.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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
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
Ms. Puenzo overworks some of her more blatant visual motifs, most notably the creepy dolls that Enzo designs and repairs.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2014
A jocular allusion to the fact that a person neglects the one, but overworks the other.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
The pair's attacking instincts occasionally left Elliot Anderson over-run and overworked as a single pivot, but Bellingham's brilliance made it work.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
These unnecessary preventative measures aren’t just a nuisance for the consumer; they’re a hassle for the overworked, underpaid employee who spends their shift telling customers, “No, we don’t have more of that in the back.”
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
“It was so weak. The language was so antiquated,” she remembered thinking, especially when it came to making sure members weren’t being overworked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The book has ample scene-setting and multiple secondary plots, the biggest following the fortunes of Gita and her kind but overworked husband, Sachin, in the Michigan suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
The chaplain was just as overworked as the nurses and doctors.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
Sophie is also a new mom, overworking to compensate for time lost to maternity leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
We glamorize overworking and we privilege isolation, as if eating food and meeting up with friends or coworkers are just weekends and nights things.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023
“I’ve been overworking you, and it’s not fair,” Mami said, stuffing a tip in the young woman’s pocket and practically pushing her out the door.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
