burden
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On a scale ranging from zero to eight, the average nightmare burden dropped by 3.7 points among participants taking Dronabinol.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Childcare, which has increased in cost dramatically in recent years, presents a particular burden.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The letter says that "successive governments' adjustments to repayment thresholds – together with high interest and marginal tax rates – are placing an unsustainable burden on the next generation of workers".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Residents did not cause this disaster, but were forced to suffer its consequences — an environmental burden that the Eastside has carried for generations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
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"History has had its conflicts, but we should not carry those burdens forever. We should enjoy life".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In my experience, the best way to take burdens off people you care about is to tell them what you want.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The agency rationalizes its proposal as seeking “a tradeoff between reducing regulatory burdens ... and promoting efficient financial markets through timely disclosure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It is whether it can distinguish real vulnerabilities from the privileges it mistakes for burdens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Earlier that afternoon, Lincoln was happy to be free of the politicians and the burdens of his office.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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“The real purpose of them is not to be burdened with healthcare costs in retirement,” said Steve Azoury, a financial adviser and owner of Azoury Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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
That deal left Warner Bros. burdened by debt, leading to deep cost cuts and setting the stage for the Ellison takeover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Though easing gasoline prices provided some relief, respondents continue to feel burdened by inflation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
But that burdened heart of his would not be still, would not let him keep silence—would not let him breathe until he cried again.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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According to City Journal, data centers generate nearly half of the county’s tax revenue, often without burdening residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
Yoder built on that newer precedent in holding that laws substantially burdening religious exercise must be strictly scrutinized by the courts.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 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
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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