onerous
Example Sentences
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Residents are criticizing a state law that requires permits and fees for building projects near Joshua trees, saying it’s opaque, confusing and onerous for those who want to improve or even maintain their properties.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Recovering money after the fact is so much more onerous than intervening while it’s happening.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The new requirements are hardly onerous, but union leaders are in a panic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
This could include making staff redundant, or negotiating with landlords to lessen the burden of "onerous contracts".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
But on that onerous day, oppressed beyond relief, my own mortality was borne in upon me on sluggish tides of doom.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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