burden

Example Sentences

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Households’ debt service burden also remains at a fairly healthy level, slightly below 2019 levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"Our NHS is amazing - we're so lucky to have it - it's struggling but we need to try and save it. We shouldn't be adding to the burden of it."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"These results are promising, as they suggest an association between higher Vitamin D levels in early middle-age and lower tau burden on average 16 years later," Mulligan said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The financial burden is particularly heavy in regions like the Northeast, where homes tend to be older.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The only mount was Rostam, and he carried no burden but old age—which Samir called “too much familiarity with the world.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri