burdens

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Unfettered from the burdens of leadership, he voted against two of Mr. Trump’s highest-profile national-security nominees, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Guterres also denounced global lending systems, debt burdens and international credit rating structures that he said unfairly disadvantaged African economies.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The Investment Company Institute, whose members include mutual funds, said that any changes should balance “reducing unnecessary compliance burdens and preserving the quality disclosure framework that underpins investor confidence and effective price discovery.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Officials and industry reports indicate that the airline’s final breakdown was accelerated by a spike in operating costs tied to global energy market disruptions, alongside long-standing debt burdens that limited its ability to recover.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Still a girl, before the worst of it, before she learns the size and heft of a woman’s burdens.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead