overburdened
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The industry went through a difficult time in the 2010s because of overburdened balance sheets, and now many companies are staying lean to be flexible for the future.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
State courts, which handle about 97% of all cases in the country, are particularly overburdened and have fewer resources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
People’s lives are overburdened enough or they simply find the news too upsetting.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025
With more than a million cases pending, it is among the most overburdened courts in the country.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
Some said that picketing had become “little less than criminal” and called it the most outrageous of the “foolish, childish methods you have used trying to harass our overburdened president.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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