encumbrance
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Shekhova had started packing, but the costs of moving were prohibitive—and her dogs were an additional encumbrance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Debt is a long-term obligation and an encumbrance on people’s finances.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
That's why they've now assigned a receiver in order to prevent the transfer, sale or encumbrance of any of those assets.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2023
OK — but as a semi-monkish man of routine, what he wanted was domesticity without encumbrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
“I hope I am aware that they may be too noisy for your father—or even may be some encumbrance to you, if your visiting engagements continue to increase as much as they have done lately.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
But, eventually, families and jobs and the various other encumbrances of adult life conspire to pull you away.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
But do these prosthetic encumbrances feel more or less cheap when applied to someone like Charlie, who isn’t a violent caricature but a sympathetically drawn human being?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
It is, however, undeniably rich in crab flavor and so creamy it makes you forget for a moment about friction, gravity and other earthly encumbrances.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2021
He provides a general warranty that the property is free of encumbrances or defects.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
They are the generation of working-class kids entering adulthood with heavy encumbrances.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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