burdens

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Another measure, Senate Bill 888, is also seeking to reduce property tax burdens for disabled veterans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Guterres also denounced global lending systems, debt burdens and international credit rating structures that he said unfairly disadvantaged African economies.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

New Yorkers, by contrast, stagger under tax and cost burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The Investment Company Institute, whose members include mutual funds, said that any changes should balance “reducing unnecessary compliance burdens and preserving the quality disclosure framework that underpins investor confidence and effective price discovery.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

I wished she’d been smart enough, or loving enough, to realize everybody has burdens that crush them, only they don’t give up their children.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd