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bear the burden



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"Workers cannot continue to bear the burden of a crisis they did not cause," union leader Jose Patines said Friday.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

To complicate matters further, not everyone may equally bear the burden of false accusations.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

"Costs for hospitals and healthcare systems in the US in many cases are funded by public reimbursement programmes, and this means taxpayers bear the burden."

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Apparel makers and retailers are in discussions as to who will bear the burden of the tariffs for orders already in process, said Goenka.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 27, 2025

“Then let it be known,” said Scythe Mandela, “that now, and forevermore...Citra Terranova shall wear the ring of scythehood, and bear the burden of all the ring entails.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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