burden
Example Sentences
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But he’s not thriving: an unemployed, heavily medicated burden.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
He said it imposed a “very modest burden of substantiation” for victims to show Purdue had harmed them, “an exceedingly low bar.”
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The delay will also place a heavy burden on children's health, resulting in 41,000 pre-term births, 17,000 new cases of childhood asthma, and 370 deaths among children under five, the report said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
She would pay taxes on the money before contributing it to this after-tax retirement account, but it provides a way to diversify her tax burden in retirement.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
White knew that relocating to Oklahoma would be a great burden to his family.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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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