burden

Example Sentences

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They were glad to be free of their financial burden, but it also left her with the sense that she had made a lot of mistakes with money.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The judge later suggested that, instead of proving his case, Sherborne was trying to get the newspapers to bear the burden of showing how they sourced a story.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Including it in the energy security tool-kit "risks being an additional burden on Italy's electricity consumers, who already pay some of the highest electricity prices in the EU", Petrovich said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Inquests were a remnant of a time when ordinary citizens largely assumed the burden of investigating crimes and maintaining order.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann