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as in to exert
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Recent Examples of overwork
That exodus has resulted in a skeletal crew at the lab that is overworked and burned out.
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Court cases have accused some host families of overworking and underpaying au pairs, and while many agree the program needs updating, there’s not a consensus on how.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Those safety violations can scare away customers who see those news headlines and notice when employees seem overworked and shelves are sloppy, Keith said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
But hospital social workers are often overworked, said Kylie Haines, who manages a program for pregnant women with opioid use disorder at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the top maternity teaching hospitals in the nation.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Court cases have accused some host families of overworking and underpaying au pairs, and while many agree the program needs updating, there’s not a consensus on how.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Those safety violations can scare away customers who see those news headlines and notice when employees seem overworked and shelves are sloppy, Keith said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
But hospital social workers are often overworked, said Kylie Haines, who manages a program for pregnant women with opioid use disorder at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the top maternity teaching hospitals in the nation.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwork
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Don't overdo it: Stick to a facial cleansing routine, but remember that cleaning too often can disrupt the stratum corneum, causing more sebum production.Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Turmeric and green tea lands people in hospital Depositphotos University of Michigan, Ann Arbor researchers found that around 15 million Americans could be putting their liver health at risk by overdoing it with popular supplements.New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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Yet the imposition of financial obstacles to limit access to care still exerts a powerful influence on healthcare policy in the U.S.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The country also exerts control over much of the mining and refining of critical minerals essential to the global economy and boasts some of the world’s most advanced infrastructure, including the largest high-speed rail network and cutting-edge 5G systems.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Others may be nervous about overusing sanctions, as Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, was.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The downside is that the technology can permanently damage its user if overused, which in turn puts it on a watchlist of sorts.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Over the next 90 minutes, the pair exercised, lifted weights, and started to get on the same wavelength.Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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His contract guarantees $7 million in 2025, and again each of the next two years if the Braves exercise their club options. 4.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fox tried to throw down a left-handed dunk on Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. and landed hard on his right side.Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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One couple tried — unsuccessfully — to break through on bikes.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Salmaan essays the lead role of Baskhar in Venky Atluri’s Lucky Baskhar.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Can essay readers really detect if someone used AI for an application?Brad Tuttle, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Overwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwork. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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