burden
Example Sentences
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The disposition will determine your tax burden and that of your heirs, especially in a high-tax state like California.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
In promoting the overhaul, DeSantis argued that property taxes have become a big financial burden for Floridians and that they force homeowners to pay up repeatedly on the same asset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The book established many of the themes that continue through Rowbottom’s fiction: women at odds with their bodies, mothers and daughters struggling toward one another, beauty as both aspiration and burden.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The burden falls disproportionately on the elderly, outdoor workers and households without reliable access to cooling.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Within a short while, though, the rent for the room became too much of a financial burden to carry.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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