burden
Example Sentences
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However, they do expect the move to ease strain on the yen, the weakness of which has inflated import costs and increased the burden on corporate and consumer budgets, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Much of the security burden will fall to local police departments, which face the challenge of ensuring order among large groups of excited foreign visitors.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
If much of your retirement savings is held in tax-deferred accounts, larger withdrawals could increase your tax burden.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Newsom’s revised budget proposal, which was unveiled last month, would cut $367.7 million from the program and shift some of that financial burden onto counties.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
This idea tickled Jo’s fancy and put her in good spirits, but Meg didn’t brighten, for her burden, consisting of four spoiled children, seemed heavier than ever.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing burden
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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