shouldered

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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

Usually, when the government awarded contractors a deal, it shouldered a lot of other costs for the companies, such as the R&D involved in making the product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"Unpaid carers have shouldered heavy burdens for too long and the evidence is clear - Wales must do far better by those at the heart of our care system," said committee chair Peter Fox MS.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

And it argued that even as Costco, along with scores of other businesses, seeks tariff-related refunds for themselves in court, the consumers who ultimately shouldered those higher prices had no clear recourse.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Then he wrapped everything in one of the blankets and packed it into the knapsack and tied the other blankets across the top of the knapsack and shouldered it up.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy