burden
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Jane Doe should never have had to bear the burden of producing reforms.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s nice for this gentleman that he seems to love his six-figure job and doesn’t want to give it up, but a job is a burden for many other older people, me included.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I will also fight to reduce the tax burden on small businesses so they can invest in raising wages for the working families they employ,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Gjini added that the infection did put "additional burden on our staff and on our services, but also crucially on our patients, carers, and the whole community".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
My burden is still there, but now I’ve shared it with someone, and it feels good.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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“Probate can add costs, administrative burdens and stress for families during a period of grief. It also impacts privacy and can complicate asset management.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
While state income-tax burdens might shrink, property taxes can jump, or vice versa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
It increases burdens on the patient, physician, and the entire healthcare system.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The proposed rule may create significant new compliance burdens and legal uncertainty for institutions already operating in accordance with existing nondiscrimination requirements ... “ the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The bakers were already at work, and carts rolled quietly toward the market square, bringing their daily burdens of produce from the valley farms.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"Any initiative that strengthens Ukraine's already highly capable, but heavily burdened, cyber defence efforts is a welcome development and could provide a valuable force multiplier," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
"For me, it's a sad feeling, because a place burdened by history is being built over, sacrificed to the economy," Erich Strobl, head of a local campaign to preserve part of the site, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The real purpose of them is not to be burdened with healthcare costs in retirement,” said Steve Azoury, a financial adviser and owner of Azoury Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
That deal left Warner Bros. burdened by debt, leading to deep cost cuts and setting the stage for the Ellison takeover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Panting and sweating, a large mob of rats dashed to and fro burdened by the battering ram.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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According to City Journal, data centers generate nearly half of the county’s tax revenue, often without burdening residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“A life-insurance policy can be specifically purchased to provide a cash payout to the non-business child, effectively equalizing their inheritance without burdening the business or the child taking it over,” it says.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan slammed stars for burdening producers with these costs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Yoder built on that newer precedent in holding that laws substantially burdening religious exercise must be strictly scrutinized by the courts.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025
He did not want to strap it to his back too early, then have to stand around with its weight burdening him until his turn came to crawl down the cargo net.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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