burdens

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Guterres also denounced global lending systems, debt burdens and international credit rating structures that he said unfairly disadvantaged African economies.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Ultimately, this flexibility might reduce some of the burdens of being a public company and potentially influence a company’s decision to become or remain public,” Atkins said in a statement External link accompanying the proposal.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Officials and industry reports indicate that the airline’s final breakdown was accelerated by a spike in operating costs tied to global energy market disruptions, alongside long-standing debt burdens that limited its ability to recover.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

“All this,” Justice Gorsuch writes, “is more than enough to establish injury in fact,” which isn’t limited to tangible harm but can also arise “when a defendant burdens a plaintiff’s constitutional rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

My grandfather seemed so small and defeated then, bowed under the weight of history and the burdens of the future.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram