burdened

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While cost-push inflation over the past three years has severely burdened the Japanese public, stimulating demand at this juncture would only accelerate inflation, Noji says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Olga Kefalogianni said the Greek government did not want visitors to be "burdened" by bureaucratic procedures when entering or leaving the country.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

A time when we didn’t worry and weren’t burdened with adulting.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Falling oil prices resulted in a broad rally on Friday in travel stocks that have been burdened by rising fuel costs since the start of the Iran war.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Already burdened with nearly two million Afghan refugees, Pakistan had closed its borders to Afghans in January of that year.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini