burden
Example Sentences
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“I remember asking him how he was doing, he had a lot of pressure and burden,” she recounted.
I also use medication, and like Beata I do not see it as a burden or a stigma.
From BBC
As of September, U.S. grocery prices had gone up by nearly 30.7% compared with September 2019, putting a particularly heavy burden on low-income households, who spend a larger share of their budgets on groceries.
From MarketWatch
In fact, people who earn a lot through their job – from doctors to executives – are carrying the largest burden, alongside lower-wage workers.
From Salon
The EU is also now working to lighten regulatory burdens that European companies say hurt their global competitiveness, although results aren’t yet clear.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
