burdened

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For Americans already burdened by high prices, $4-plus-a-gallon gasoline screams inflation.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

In my recipe, I haven’t used as many egg yolks as they do at the restaurant because I don’t want you to be burdened with leftover egg whites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But it presented me with a unique research problem, for no anecdote from PARC’s rich history is burdened by so much contradictory testimony.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

There’s no doubt the migrant surge burdened some communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Of course, you know the rest—my brother is called Tick because he goes tocktocktocktock-tocktocktock and I am called Tock because I go ticktick-tickticktickticktick and both of us are forever burdened with the wrong names.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster