burden
Example Sentences
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That signals an extended burden of higher costs for consumers, including airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Maybe she’s concerned that he could become financially unstable and a burden to her if he gives away too much.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Some feel "fobbed off" that concerns over side effects are not taken seriously and are also fed up of bearing the "contraceptive burden", says Hall.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
More drastic ideas to lower the federal government’s interest burden include a so-called Mar-a-Lago Accord, floated back in late 2024 by Stephen Miran, then in the private sector, and now a Fed governor.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Instead I kept the burden for myself, and my friendship with Nick, already anemic, underfed and underused, dwindled in obsolescence.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing burden
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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