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Becoming entangled with one’s audience meant that followers’ reactions – whether positive or negative – often started to feel like a burden.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Beyond the profound effects on independence and quality of life, vision loss also creates a global economic burden estimated at over US$400 billion per year through healthcare expenses and lost productivity.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The burden of proof, he said, was too high and the language in the bill too vague.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Though I had a lot of people kindly offering help, you don't want to be a burden on people," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

None of us knew what to do with the enormous burden of our memories.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Alongside competition in and from China, Blume named US tariffs, the war in the Middle East and regulatory burdens as key challenges for the company.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

She attended the event because she loves Betty Boop, but also because of the burdens the animation industry faces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

In my experience, the best way to take burdens off people you care about is to tell them what you want.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

I feel so strong and capable of bearing burdens, so young and free!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

"For me, it's a sad feeling, because a place burdened by history is being built over, sacrificed to the economy," Erich Strobl, head of a local campaign to preserve part of the site, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The trade war also can be expected to hit U.S. consumers already burdened by higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Perhaps to their point, you aren’t burdened by your own children — don’t allow yourself to be burdened by theirs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

I’m not looking for a man who feels burdened by the effort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

He was a stoic, a man who never burdened his friends with his own pain and troubles.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

But it has raised concerns about burdening Louisiana electricity customers with the higher costs of additional energy infrastructure, especially if demand from Meta eventually dries up, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 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

Yoder built on that newer precedent in holding that laws substantially burdening religious exercise must be strictly scrutinized by the courts.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025

“I know what you’re wondering, Archie— why am I burdening you with this problem?”

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier