burden
Example Sentences
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As a parent, I want the law to step in to protect children from predatory tech companies, and to relieve me of the burden of making my own children social pariahs.
Only a few land on the side of the parent keeping what they loved about their essential selves intact, cautioning against placing the burden of what could have been on the shoulders of their offspring.
From Salon
But it would be one more burden on my heart if I left without finding a way to talk to her.
From Literature
The affordability crisis has reached a boiling point with many middle- and lower-income Americans increasingly burdened by debt and struggling to cover basic household expenses.
From MarketWatch
UBS has pushed back against the proposals, saying they would put its business model at risk and place a heavy burden on the Swiss economy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
