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When I got home I was still dreaming of Bono, er I mean Mexican food, but I had no energy, so I pulled out Rick Bayless's answer to tired, time-starved cooks who love Mexican food: Mexican Everyday.
Archive 2009-09-01 Laura 2009
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Four years ago, he decided to start a new career as a personal chef—with a goal of bringing the nightly meal back to time-starved families.
Second Acts Kristi Essick 2011
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Time studies show that mothers, particularly those who work for pay outside the home, are among the most time-starved on the planet.
Story Pick: Tina Fey, Witches, Hollywood and Working Mothers 2011
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To further cater to its target customer—a time-starved, young mother—the chain added what it calls "quick change" areas.
Why Are Fitting Rooms So Awful? Elizabeth Holmes 2011
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"People are working longer hours, in many cases multiple jobs, and are more time-starved than ever before and they want the flexibility to have a full variety of products that aren't limited by time of day."
Late-Night Sales on a Roll for U.S. Fast-Food Outlets Julie Jargon 2012
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When I got home I was still dreaming of Bono, er I mean Mexican food, but I had no energy, so I pulled out Rick Bayless's answer to tired, time-starved cooks who love Mexican food: Mexican Everyday.
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Even today, the same salvation is available to time-starved soul searchers.
Karen Maezen Miller: 3 Ways to Find Love in a Kitchen Timer (Cooking Dinner Is One of Them) 2010
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Did you think of words that describe feelings of being rushed, time-starved, of having too much to do and not enough time to do it?
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After my near-melt down as an overwrought, stressed-out, time-starved working mom -- I had no choice -- if I wanted to restore my health and balance -- I had to get more sleep.
Arianna Huffington: Sleep Challenge 2010: How Sleep Is Like Steroids...Without the 'Roid Rage' 2010
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For example, time too is a natural resource; though we seem to live in a time-starved era, I personally believe that it's not time we lack but focus and prioritization.
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