burden
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to know how many people have been saddled with this lifetime burden.
From MarketWatch
It’s hard to know how many people have been saddled with this lifetime burden.
From MarketWatch
"So far, companies have swallowed the burden of tariffs" but in the future could pass them through to consumer prices, which the bank "will monitor," Ueda said.
From Barron's
To address the financial burden hair loss treatments would cause to the system, President Lee said on Tuesday that authorities could impose coverage limits.
From BBC
In addition to being an ecological and social problem, desertification is also an economic burden, costing an estimated six percent of Central Asia's GDP annually, according to the World Bank.
From Barron's
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