burden
Example Sentences
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Department of Housing and Urban Development considers households that spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing to be “cost burdened.”
From Los Angeles Times
Critics of Zone Zero, who are worried about the financial burden and labor required to comply as well as the detrimental impacts to urban ecosystems, have been particularly vocal in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
The emotional cost is what psychologists call cognitive burden.
From BBC
City's goalscoring burden has fallen mostly on the broad shoulders of star striker Erling Haaland this season, with the Norway international netting 39 goals in 34 games for club and country.
From BBC
That would slash the average annual percentage rate roughly in half, a move meant to help consumers chip away at their debt burdens.
From MarketWatch
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