burden

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Looking ahead to 2026-2027, Tenaga could benefit from assets that generate higher regulated income, new power projects and continued expansion in renewable energy, alongside a lower tax burden, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It would also lift the burden of succession from the Senate to enable it to focus on its legislative functions.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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

“The stock’s dip is probably more panic and less thesis collapse. Until proven otherwise, Nvidia is still the leader, but the burden of proof has shifted,” said Bill Birmingham, managing director of REX Financial.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Its major advocates were South Carolina and Georgia, and the chief burden for making the case in the Constitutional Convention fell almost entirely on the South Carolina delegation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis