burdened

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Carrying costs are also an issue—massive properties are burdened by soaring taxes—especially in markets like Los Angeles, where the mansion tax hinders high-end sales.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 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

While the public markets have been burdened with excessive regulation, the private markets now often operate at the other extreme—without many basic protections that typical American investors might assume are a given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

He also didn’t feel burdened by the thought that early parenthood would wreck his future plans—because he didn’t really have any future plans.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore