burdens

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The Investment Company Institute, whose members include mutual funds, said that any changes should balance “reducing unnecessary compliance burdens and preserving the quality disclosure framework that underpins investor confidence and effective price discovery.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

That was echoed in South Korea, where manufacturers reported record increases in cost burdens and charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

There was no shortage of ideas for other ways to ease the financial burdens facing Californians, but few specifics on how they would deliver on those promises given the state’s complex and arduous legislative process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

But like most families in Harlem we could not tolerate unexpected financial burdens, and in the summer of 1951 we experienced two.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers