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In Astana, schools are overloaded, and heating and water supply systems are struggling to cope, he said.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

But the more overloaded their minds become, the more they pine for a hands-on task—ideally one so noisy that nothing can interrupt their precious solitude.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"But they become overloaded, so to speak. As a result, they can no longer effectively contribute to repair."

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

Spurs vacated the centre and overloaded the flanks, resulting in Gonzalez often finding himself with nobody to mark while the defence played a high line and offside trap to minimal success.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

But pangenetics was overloaded with all the baggage of Darwin’s mistaken theory of hereditary instructions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee