burden
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In addition to the financial burden, according to district parent Anthonia Limon, who wrote the statement against CPT for the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
While these higher costs burden consumers, they are a boon for green technology companies.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
However, they would have to live with that psychological burden of a cancer diagnosis for the rest of their lives.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
However, the insider-trading problem within prediction markets is spreading to burden other organizations too.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Better to avoid such questions, better to pass quickly by with a cheerful word than to stop and ask, for who would lightly take on the burden of feeding another mouth?
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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Vocabulary lists containing burden
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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