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He said American farmers and businesses shouldn’t be “left carrying the burden of a global diesel shortage.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

Stodden, who has been advocating to end the practice, called the change a "victory" and said survivors of child marriage should "never have been expected to carry this burden".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But it is said, too, that her passion brings her only a burden of pain, fraught with many sighs.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“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

“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

Washington has framed its host year around limiting regulatory burdens and promoting new technologies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

It must have been hard for Father to leave us for so many months at a time, hard for him to know the burdens he put on my mother.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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

We criticized the legislation at the time because the compliance costs disproportionately burdened smaller businesses, and they may have contributed to consolidation in food production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

I’m not looking for a man who feels burdened by the effort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Earlier this year Greece's tourism minister said she did not want visitors to be "burdened" by bureaucratic procedures when entering or leaving the country.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

You can’t be burdened with pottery and printing presses as you shift camp.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Executives have vowed to steer clear of fixed-price development contracts that risk burdening the company with especially steep costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

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