burden
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If much of your retirement savings is held in tax-deferred accounts, larger withdrawals could increase your tax burden.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The largely informal opposition had consisted mainly of local cities that warned another sales tax would disproportionately burden the poorest residents and force shoppers across the county border in hopes of finding lower costs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But criticism is mounting from some member states, including Germany and Italy, as well as major firms that the ETS is an added burden at a time industry is already struggling.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Today, North Korea serves as both buffer and burden for China.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
And, as the companions wrestled their burden over the hill and descended into a deep valley, Taran nearly sank to the ground in despair.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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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