- present tense form of burden (3rd person singular).
burdens
Example Sentences
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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
“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
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
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
