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[bur-dn] / ˈbɜr dn /




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He invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which governs US trade enforcement of practices that burden or restrict American commerce.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The simplest way to escape this debt burden is to do what the U.S. did after 1945, and inflate it away.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Pioneered in the 1980s and 1990s by free-market-friendly Labor governments, “super,” as Australians call it, shifts much of the burden of funding pensions from the state to the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"We believe we will more than accomplish the evidentiary burden of probable cause at this point to hold David to answer on these three felony charges," Hochman told the press.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

He offered to take upon himself the burden of the sky while Atlas was away.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The agency rationalizes its proposal as seeking “a tradeoff between reducing regulatory burdens ... and promoting efficient financial markets through timely disclosure.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Now he is making the bet that voters will honor more decisive action, even though the package imposes more burdens on certain groups, such as better paid employees and future retirees.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

While these criticisms are valid, many of these issues — particularly heavy debt burdens — also apply to China, Japan and many European nations.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

Let’s hear it for lighter debt burdens: They may be one reason the economy and stock market are still chugging along.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

He wondered if the turbid water gliding past could again carry away his burdens.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Though easing gasoline prices provided some relief, respondents continue to feel burdened by inflation.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

And a team that is burdened by his desire to be at the centre of everything.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

It’s a sea of nightmares in suits, and among them is Schlossberg, the Dennis the Menace we don’t deserve, don’t really want, but are burdened with regardless.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

That deal left Warner Bros. burdened by debt, setting the stage for the Ellison takeover.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could cany, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his followers to keep up.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

According to City Journal, data centers generate nearly half of the county’s tax revenue, often without burdening residents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“A life-insurance policy can be specifically purchased to provide a cash payout to the non-business child, effectively equalizing their inheritance without burdening the business or the child taking it over,” it says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 6, 2026

Germany is facing a perfect storm: high energy costs burdening manufacturers, weak demand for its exports in key markets, the emergence of China as an industrial rival and the US tariff onslaught.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

No fairness in burdening people based on who they are rather than what they endured.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2025

Based on numbers, it has a limitless complexity to engage the ingenuity and creativity of its adherents, without burdening them with the need for validation or testing.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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