shouldered
Example Sentences
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“For too long, cities and taxpayers have shouldered the entire cost of cleaning up pollution that comes from these large commercial properties,” said Bruce Reznik, executive director of the group Los Angeles Waterkeeper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Americans have largely shouldered higher gasoline prices without reducing their overall spending in recent months by drawing on savings and using higher average tax refunds as a cushion.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Chief executive Michael Nicholson, major shareholder Dermot Desmond and former chairman Peter Lawwell have shouldered the brunt of the criticism.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Because the PCE captures spending on consumers’ behalf—most notably health costs shouldered by employer-paid insurance or the government—it assigns a larger weight to healthcare, pushing down that of housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
While they were still grousing, the door opened and the smith’s prentice came in, boyish and broad- shouldered with the smell of coalsmoke in his hair.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
