burden
Example Sentences
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"My advice is that the Government should reduce some of the tax and regulatory burden and free us up in a very competitive market," he said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Researchers developed a localized wound dressing carrying ABT-263 and reported that it reduced senescent cell burden, improved healing in diabetic mice, and showed no detectable systemic toxicity in that model.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Connecticut is poised to become the third state offering a tax credit for caregivers, recognizing the financial costs that come with the burden of providing care to a family member.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The burden of feeding and guarding a prisoner was not something the expedition could afford to do.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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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