burden
Example Sentences
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“We don’t put the burden on the caregiver. We rely on the AI to do that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
A spokesperson for Newsom said California is “aggressively pursuing widespread electrification” but would not burden survivors with “additional mandates and red tape.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
But they certainly add to the tax code’s complexity and the administrative burden on tax filers.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
It should, in theory, be a massive burden lifted from the global economy, which has suffered from the closure of a passage that’s supremely important for the global oil trade.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
She dipped her head to take the burden he guided onto her broad back and felt clutching hands on her mane.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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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