burdening

Example Sentences

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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

Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan slammed stars for burdening producers with these costs.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

In that case, a suit filed by Paula Jones against Bill Clinton, the majority warned that it might be appropriate to delay litigation to avoid burdening the defendant, the incumbent president.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 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