overburden

Example Sentences

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The app, intended to provide an orderly, streamlined system for processing asylum seekers, has been overburdened with massive demand and plagued with glitches as tens of thousands of migrants have attempted to use it.

From New York Times

We need better promotion of realistic and achievable family meals, to reduce the pressure placed on already overburdened families.

From Salon

The government has said the changes to pensions are essential to ensure the system is not overburdened and prevent it collapsing.

From BBC

Walkouts by health care workers put pressure on the British government to lift opposition to raises for staff in the U.K.’s overburdened public health system.

From Seattle Times

Nguyen said he hopes the legislature can earmark climate dollars to protect people from rising utility costs, and to help low-income and overburdened communities buy electric vehicles and wean off fossil-fueled appliances and heat.

From Seattle Times