burdened

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Carrying costs are also an issue—massive properties are burdened by soaring taxes—especially in markets like Los Angeles, where the mansion tax hinders high-end sales.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

In a breezy, sun-soaked 90 minutes, Romvari excavates a lifetime of knotted, intergenerational trauma — a phrase that almost feels too heavy and too burdened by cryptic implications, given how this movie explores it.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Olga Kefalogianni said the Greek government did not want visitors to be "burdened" by bureaucratic procedures when entering or leaving the country.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

While the public markets have been burdened with excessive regulation, the private markets now often operate at the other extreme—without many basic protections that typical American investors might assume are a given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It burdened him that the men whom he was representing in court were going to prison while he lived freely.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela