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[bur-dn] / ˈbɜr dn /




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I also had the mental burden of remembering to take them and the worry of what would happen if I missed a dose.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Just because you are the executor and the more conscientious sibling does not mean that you are the one who must shoulder the burden of taxes and maintenance costs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

And it’s all being experienced with little to no air conditioning, from schools to subways to hospitals to homes, making daily life a sweltering burden.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Becoming entangled with one’s audience meant that followers’ reactions – whether positive or negative – often started to feel like a burden.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Like an athlete throwing the hammer, Constance whirled on her hind legs, faster and faster, until suddenly she threw her burden with a colossal heave.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Washington has framed its host year around limiting regulatory burdens and promoting new technologies.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

For years, we’ve been promised proactive AI that eases our burdens, rather than reactive AI that just waits for our prompts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

“These are significant cost-shifting burdens for seniors,” Richtman told me.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

In fact, in some jurisdictions, individuals may “choose” to go to jail as a way to reduce their debt burdens, a practice that has been challenged as unconstitutional.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The trade war also can be expected to hit U.S. consumers already burdened by higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Homeowner associations and ecologists argued for more lenient rules, saying plants carried health benefits and stricter regulations burdened homeowners.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“The real purpose of them is not to be burdened with healthcare costs in retirement,” said Steve Azoury, a financial adviser and owner of Azoury Financial.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Though easing gasoline prices provided some relief, respondents continue to feel burdened by inflation.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

The security restrictions also burdened Lawrence personally, and not merely because they added a new administrative concern to his expanding responsibilities.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

But it has raised concerns about burdening Louisiana electricity customers with the higher costs of additional energy infrastructure, especially if demand from Meta eventually dries up, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

“A life-insurance policy can be specifically purchased to provide a cash payout to the non-business child, effectively equalizing their inheritance without burdening the business or the child taking it over,” it says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 6, 2026

The nonprofit has been going through its own planning process for months to figure out how to sell electricity to data centers without burdening other customers, and expects to release a comprehensive plan.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

In that case, a suit filed by Paula Jones against Bill Clinton, the majority warned that it might be appropriate to delay litigation to avoid burdening the defendant, the incumbent president.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2025

Based on numbers, it has a limitless complexity to engage the ingenuity and creativity of its adherents, without burdening them with the need for validation or testing.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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