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burdensome

[bur-dn-suhm] / ˈbɜr dn səm /


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However, the incident prompted a backlash, becoming a rallying cry over L.A.’s burdensome filming bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Higher rates raise borrowing costs for households and businesses, strain credit markets and increase the federal government’s already burdensome interest expenses.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Washington knows what is driving up prices and which policies are making filing more burdensome, costly, and time-consuming.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“I reviewed the sections of the IDO pertaining to Safe Outdoor Spaces,” Gil wrote in a subsequent legal document, “and determined that the burdensome regulations would prevent me from doing so.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“Thank you, Dr. Hamid,” my mom says, shaking her hand eagerly, like she just managed to sign a contract for her most burdensome client.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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