- present tense form of burden (3rd person singular).
burdens
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Also contributing is quarter-end and year-end tax-loss selling — unloading the worst-performing stocks to lower capital-gains burdens — from mutual funds and individual investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In April 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14276, “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,” which instructed government officials to reduce regulatory burdens and boost the commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It increases burdens on the patient, physician, and the entire healthcare system.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
It worked for decades without requiring data manipulation or imposing disproportionate burdens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
They are sad that Vincent seems to have taken on their burdens, something Theo definitely does not want him to do.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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