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onerous

[on-er-uhs, oh-ner-] / ˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər- /


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As one of Jamaica's largest buyers of the fruit, for Gray's Pepper the shortages have been onerous.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Of course, they’ll probably make it even more onerous so they can feel smart?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

And if even that felt too onerous, they could console themselves that everyone is paying 1%, even the 10-year-old who made $100 selling lemonade.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“By successfully restructuring an onerous 100% silver royalty that had hamstrung the project for 20 years, Polymetals has unlocked the economic value of its high-grade silver ore,” analyst Peter Kormendy says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He had spent the previous four years, as he saw it, preparing to fulfill an absurd and onerous duty: to graduate from college.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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