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burdensome

[bur-dn-suhm] / ˈbɜr dn səm /


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“I reviewed the sections of the IDO pertaining to Safe Outdoor Spaces,” Gil wrote in a subsequent legal document, “and determined that the burdensome regulations would prevent me from doing so.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Support for the plan generally came from industry and regulatory reform groups who said the vehicle standards that rest on the endangerment finding are costly and unduly burdensome.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Because the hours were long and the clients burdensome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The acquisitions aren’t particularly burdensome to finance either.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

While we were encouraged by their radicalism, these men sometimes made our day- to-day life more burdensome.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela