busyness
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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
The research on why people leave does not point to boredom or busyness.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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
Given his constant state of busyness, his studio is in a state of understandable clutter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
There is no busyness to keep us here.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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