shouldered

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After Sabarsky died in 1996, Lauder shouldered on, renovating the ornate space with its grand staircase and adding a Viennese-style cafe on the ground floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

His optimism and heart are inspiring — a kid of Black and Korean heritage who shouldered losing both parents to incarceration and still emerged with a buoyant persona.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Studies have found that the vast majority of those costs have been shouldered by American companies importing foreign goods and consumers buying them.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Those figures could become more pronounced amid the pain from a trade war —a recent study found either American companies or consumers shouldered 96% of tariff costs in 2024 and 2025.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Let’s see who’s the failure now, Dad, he thought as he shouldered open the heavy kitchen door.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff