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

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

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

While Gurgi, leading the horses, cautiously set one foot, then the other, into the stream, Taran and the bard shouldered the sling.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander