overburden

In the end, some 125 took the offer, threatening to overburden a corps already struggling to inspect even a sliver of the nation’s 130,000 licensed firearms dealers.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Override foes said a hefty property tax jump would overburden residents, particularly seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

It says the overburden mounds were constructed to an approved design in compliance with regulations and had been monitored by a specialist.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

Even so, to overburden a few food metaphors, there are a lot of flavors at play in Healy’s poignant, surreal family drama.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

“We cannot overburden our pack animals; the Princess Eilonwy and Gurgi will share our own horses.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

He occasionally overburdens the reader with minutiae of political and organizational rivalries and is more workman than stylist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

This simultaneously overburdens and disempowers the lower courts.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2025

That means tools such as vaccines will be prioritized; but in countries where dengue is endemic, the rainy season completely overburdens their health systems and what they desperately need are treatments, said Crockett.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023

Laura Cantrell is an emphatic single-syllable rhymer, a classic-minded country singer who never overburdens a song: Her last album was a collection of Kitty Wells covers, and that’s about as contemporary as her tastes run.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014

In conferring grades and passing examinations, it arranges and overburdens the school program of study; hence, it incites in others what it practices at home, the over-training of youth, and a factitious, hot-house education.

From The Modern Regime, Volume 2 by John Durand

The industry went through a difficult time in the 2010s because of overburdened balance sheets, and now many companies are staying lean to be flexible for the future.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

State courts, which handle about 97% of all cases in the country, are particularly overburdened and have fewer resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

In recent years, overburdened staff spent spending 20 to 30 hours a week looking for fakes, said President Meridith Randall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

But Ms Dabula says the public health system, which caters for almost 85% of the population, is overburdened.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

Braces reinforcing the legs of the overburdened tank snapped during the heavy shaking of the earthquake.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

While the higher price may reduce sales, she says she is considering making small adjustments, cutting costs, improving efficiency and exploring alternative markets to stay competitive without overburdening her customers.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

As an advocate for better food in schools and hospitals, she sees her love of “cheats” as a tool to help institutions create better meals without overburdening their staff.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024

Its creators wanted to avoid overburdening the Weather Service’s computing system, so it does not include as many variables as a private company’s proprietary one might, he said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

“We’re going to see an overburdening of our health and social systems,” Aranda said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

That was certainly not overburdening even a weak memory.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente