overburden

Example Sentences

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“Under the settlement, the refinery will implement controls that will greatly improve air quality and reduce health impacts on the overburdened communities that surround the facility.”

From Reuters

The images of desperate migrants and overburdened officials played out across the border, from California to Texas.

From New York Times

Some mayors elsewhere say they are overburdened by migrants already being bused from Texas, CNN reported.

From Seattle Times

According to Shelter Animals Count, an animal welfare national database, shelters reported that intakes increased 4 percent in 2022, leaving them overburdened with animals that were once hard to obtain during quarantine.

From New York Times

In fact, she wrote, having the ballots prefilled might even prove “more helpful than harmful to overburdened elections officials” and found that the restriction infringed on the group’s First Amendment free speech rights.

From Seattle Times