burden
Example Sentences
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“Those at the top of the wealth distribution can absorb long-term-care costs without substantial losses, but for most Americans, the burden of paying for care wipes out decades of savings and home equity.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The prosecution failed to meet its burden to demonstrate, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the constitutional error was harmless, the justices concluded.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Thai Randolph’s Nile & Co. acquired As/Is and Goodful to help creators and athletes launch their own companies without the burden of constant promotion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The Norwegian netted 19 times in his opening 17 games, but has managed only three in 13 since, proving City are not over-reliant on the 25-year-old taking on the goalscoring burden.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Miig wore a T-shirt and black jeans without the burden of coats, and I was reminded of his life outside of us.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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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