burden
Example Sentences
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He enthralls her with stories of his Tuscan hometown and currently empty villa, having run away from the burden of his family’s expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Economists say a new toll system would heavily burden Gulf states, which would bear 80% to 95% of the total cost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
But she was not willing to elide the defendant’s burden.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Customs has placed the burden on firms to assemble information to make claims, says lawyer Jared Slipman, chair of the tax department at Obermayer, which has been advising businesses on the process.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Once the property was seized, the owner had no right of counsel, and the burden was placed on him to prove the property’s “innocence.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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