burden
Example Sentences
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The burden of funding schools, transit, parks and public safety shifts to those who remain.
Although older women are still projected to carry the greatest burden of cardiovascular disease, younger women are experiencing notable increases.
From Science Daily
"Retaining the flow of used petrol and diesel vehicles into the island will help enable a more just transition for islanders, ensuring the burden of change does not unnecessarily impact on those worst off".
From BBC
Without the capital to fund legal action or the influence to lobby for changes, we are left to manage these burdens on our own.
She didn’t want to be a financial burden on her sister Kate, yet had to stay away from the séance table.
From Literature
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