- present tense form of burden (3rd person singular).
burdens
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Also contributing is quarter-end and year-end tax-loss selling — unloading the worst-performing stocks to lower capital-gains burdens — from mutual funds and individual investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
It increases burdens on the patient, physician, and the entire healthcare system.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The proposed rule may create significant new compliance burdens and legal uncertainty for institutions already operating in accordance with existing nondiscrimination requirements ... “ the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Watching the burdens on bosses grow, many junior employees say they have no interest in pursuing the management track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The bakers were already at work, and carts rolled quietly toward the market square, bringing their daily burdens of produce from the valley farms.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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