burden
Example Sentences
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But setting aside the burden of proof required in a courtroom, this outcome was hard for many in the court of public opinion to accept.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Though lawmakers are trying to find ways to ease the burden on taxpayers, Langley said removing assessment caps seems like a difficult task.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The California Contract Cities Assn. argues a sales tax hike would “disproportionately burden the very residents the County seeks to protect.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Sarah Hopkins, head teacher of Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School said "morale is low, engagement hard to keep and the admin is a huge burden".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Instead I kept the burden for myself, and my friendship with Nick, already anemic, underfed and underused, dwindled in obsolescence.
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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