burden

Example Sentences

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That’s made investors particularly worried about how Americans will handle the added energy cost burden.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

That’s too big a burden for the banners to carry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

However, changing diets, including reduced salt intake in some regions, have shifted the global burden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The Scottish government has some tax and welfare powers that it can use to help ease the burden but the UK government has far greater financial clout.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A prison doctor, she said, had pronounced her low blood pressure a serious condition, one that might leave her permanently disabled and her six children a burden to society.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom