busyness
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I didn’t really love a lot of time alone prior to that, and I would fill it with busyness or activities or whatever, because being alone felt a little anxiety-inducing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
In the age of busyness, it’s easy to worry that even a moment wasted could transform into a pile of stress, and money lost.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
But the station's busyness and its security cameras gave her a greater sense of security, as did the constant presence of staff and police officers.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Siad compared his recruiting efforts to fishing: “In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick , some time no fish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
I lie there, listening to the sound of Cathy’s urgent, cheerful busyness, and I think about the clothes on the side of the railway line and about Jess kissing her lover in the morning sunshine.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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