burden
Example Sentences
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The top US diplomat "will discuss the need for increased defense investment and greater burden sharing in the Alliance," a State Department statement said.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Ben Gannon-Doak is the one genuine speedster - Curtis is the only other winger - and a heavy burden rests on his young shoulders.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“I started getting tattoos,” he continued, “and then I thought: not difficult enough. Why don’t I compose some really niche, obscure film scores for films that don’t exist and burden your Monday night?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Are you concerned about the tax burden on the surviving spouse if the other spouse dies?
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Du Bois got it right a century ago: “the burden belongs to the nation, and the hands of none of us are clean if we bend not our energies to righting these great wrongs.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing burden
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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