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overburden

verb as in overload

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One area where the administration may not push for major change is the overburdened Colorado River, a water source that has been dwindling during the last 25 years amid persistent drought worsened by global warming.

The coalition warned, however, that doing so could “further marginalize high-risk populations and divert resources from struggling facilities while simultaneously overburdening higher-level facilities.”

Gascón’s approach followed years of attempts by state legislators to reduce California’s overburdened prison population.

Hezbollah officials told him he would have to wait because crews were already overburdened due to “the situation.”

“Defeat devices significantly increase air pollution from motor vehicles, particularly in communities that already are overburdened by pollution,” said David M. Uhlmann, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

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