burdensome
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Immigrants detained at two federal facilities in California have launched a boycott in protest of increasing and, in their view, burdensome prices at the facilities’ commissaries for items including tampons, coffee and soup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The burdensome requirements have caused numerous foreign banks to prohibit Americans from even opening accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
These hurdles can grow burdensome for medical providers, enrollees and their caregivers, yet by then it’s not easy to leave the program.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Government guidance says the duty should "always be applied in a proportionate way" depending on the circumstances of the case and that organisations should avoid an "overly bureaucratic and burdensome approach".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
During the 1950s and 1960s, the time of Bobby’s initial and then most intense ascent, an expenditure of just $5 was considered burdensome by both mother and son.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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