burden
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Despite the widespread impact and substantial economic burden of this condition, no medications are currently available that can stop or reverse the degenerative process.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
The file was off to the printer and the burden of writing off my shoulders.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026
People mostly experience care as a personal individual responsibility or burden, and they feel alone.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Whereas he shouldered the burden of Lancashire's attack, he can plug in and out of Surrey's team as and when required.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Its major advocates were South Carolina and Georgia, and the chief burden for making the case in the Constitutional Convention fell almost entirely on the South Carolina delegation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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U.S. stocks rose after CoreWeave’s earnings update eased worries that artificial-intelligence profits would not cover infrastructure debt burdens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
As such, we typically have to follow the laws with uneven burdens, so long as the law is “neutral,” “generally applicable,” and rationally related to a legitimate government interest.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
And there’s also a general concern that data centers might bring fewer benefits to the state than industries such as coal and natural gas, which have their own history of burdens and benefits, Eisenberg said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
A government spokesperson said that "while AI can help employers manage large volumes of applications and reduce administrative burdens, it is vital that recruitment processes remain fair, transparent and accessible".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Now I know, whatever your burdens, to hold yourself apart from the lot of more powerful men is an illusion.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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The syrupy strings, treacly piano and awed choral vocals conjure an atmosphere of strained enchantment, suggesting a film burdened by fatal amounts of whimsy and emotional manipulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Instead of efficiently replacing damaged components and preserving healthy tissue, aging muscle cells become increasingly burdened by proteins that should have been cleared away.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
A few arias punctuate the narrative, most notably the Señora offering her gift of tears and, later, Macaria’s troubled musing about how it has burdened her; they are structured with Puccini-esque swoops and climaxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Any initiative that strengthens Ukraine's already highly capable, but heavily burdened, cyber defence efforts is a welcome development and could provide a valuable force multiplier," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He could only hope that the rest of his crew, hooded and burdened by their own anxiety, hadn’t noticed anything strange about his behavior.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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While an artist should avoid burdening themselves with hypothetical responses to their work before it’s even out in the world, considering the eventual reaction is worthwhile.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
“There are probably an infinite number of ways. I think the right question is: What is the right and fairest way to share the cost without unduly burdening anyone?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The city claims the law firm is “presently burdening the courts and the City’s Law Department” with hundreds of such cases and also sued “dozens of utility companies and paving contractors.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But others say Seoul has few realistic options for retaliation without further burdening border residents already exposed to disruption and danger.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
No reason for burdening her with the truth.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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