burden
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It offers the thrill of transgression without the burden of intellectual rigor.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
A spokesperson for Newsom said California is “aggressively pursuing widespread electrification” but would not burden survivors with “additional mandates and red tape.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
But the pied-à-terre tax would burden a narrow and administratively complex tax base, and it would only raise limited revenue.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
It should, in theory, be a massive burden lifted from the global economy, which has suffered from the closure of a passage that’s supremely important for the global oil trade.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
There were no moving companies, wagons, or even pack animals to share the burden.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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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