burden
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Now that rates have risen, he has started selling off chunks of his companies—and ceding some equity to lenders—to lower his debt burden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
So Pulisic has tried to turn the burden into a gift.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
In countries like Egypt, where sunlight is ample and the price of oil has created a massive burden on consumers, renewable energy is an absolute necessity.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
"My mother Chinnathayammal bore the entire burden of the household after that. We went through a difficult period," Gangai Amaran, Ilaiyaraaja's younger brother and a celebrated music director himself, told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Anna was a financial burden on her father, so a bishop persuaded her to marry a rich farmer as his second wife.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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