bear the burden
Example Sentences
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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
In his letter, Mr. Navarro asserts that foreign countries bear the burden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“She couldn’t bear the burden of thinking this was all her fault.”
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
That’s a lot of pressure to put on a single movie, attempting to create a ready-made “Star Wars”-like series with its own internal mythology and iconography, and “Child of Fire” doesn’t bear the burden well.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
“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
