- present participle of burden.
burdening
Example Sentences
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According to City Journal, data centers generate nearly half of the county’s tax revenue, often without burdening residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
The nonprofit has been going through its own planning process for months to figure out how to sell electricity to data centers without burdening other customers, and expects to release a comprehensive plan.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
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
No reason for burdening her with the truth.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
