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The cost of running a High Street business has also risen; employment costs are higher, and there's the burden of business rates.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

But ridership failed to grow fast enough to sustain its heavy debt burden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

When an elderly parent needs help, and not all of their children live close by, the care burden will not be equal, even if all the children are otherwise getting along.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Caffeine is neither 'good' nor 'bad'. It is a biologically active substance whose effects depend on dose, time of day, age, lifestyle, sleep quality, stress burden, and individual sensitivity," the expert concludes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

As I searched for a place to sit my burden, I looked up and saw Mama leaning on the doorjamb to her room.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

“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

And student loans and inflation are posing still more burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The federal district court issued a preliminary injunction partly on this basis, noting the burdens on election administrators were high and the public interest costs dire.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 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

I wished she’d been smart enough, or loving enough, to realize everybody has burdens that crush them, only they don’t give up their children.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

"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

Perhaps to their point, you aren’t burdened by your own children — don’t allow yourself to be burdened by theirs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 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

Brad Pitt is a grizzled racing driver burdened by his past who helps lead a struggling Formula One team to glory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Her face had the burdened look of someone about to deliver bad news.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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

Germany is facing a perfect storm: high energy costs burdening manufacturers, weak demand for its exports in key markets, the emergence of China as an industrial rival and the US tariff onslaught.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

In that case, a suit filed by Paula Jones against Bill Clinton, the majority warned that it might be appropriate to delay litigation to avoid burdening the defendant, the incumbent president.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025

No reason for burdening her with the truth.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes