burdensome
Example Sentences
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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
Project Iceworm was shelved in 1962, after it was deemed too technically difficult — the ice sheet shifts — and as the Navy and Air Force pursued less burdensome projects on Greenland.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
The acquisitions aren’t particularly burdensome to finance either.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
It said the airline's strategy blocked or hindered purchases, or made them "economically or technically burdensome", particularly when flights were combined with services from other airlines or with tourism and insurance products.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 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
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