overburden

Example Sentences

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And some, like Amelia Air, focus on getting unwanted animals away from overburdened rural shelters to larger population centers with more medical resources and a greater pool of people wanting to adopt.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our hospital system in Maui is overburdened with burn patients and people suffering from inhalation," Hawaii Lt.

From Salon

FedEx, however, didn’t tell pilots they were expected to nap because, a manager told NTSB, the company worried about “overburdening flight crews with additional information.”

From Seattle Times

But for New York City, the scene — made up of migrants waiting for beds in the city’s overburdened shelter system — was unusual.

From Seattle Times

Now, with millions of Ukrainian refugees having arrived in Europe over the course of last 18 months, asylum systems are overburdened, and European politicians are seeking new ways to reduce the number of newcomers.

From New York Times