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burdensome

[bur-dn-suhm] / ˈbɜr dn səm /


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“Increasingly burdensome bureaucracy” is another reason one in 12 of all German companies are now worried about their survival, the Munich-based Ifo Institutereported this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

However, the incident prompted a backlash, becoming a rallying cry over L.A.’s burdensome filming bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Higher rates raise borrowing costs for households and businesses, strain credit markets and increase the federal government’s already burdensome interest expenses.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Washington knows what is driving up prices and which policies are making filing more burdensome, costly, and time-consuming.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

In fact with every step towards the gates of Mordor Frodo felt the Ring on its chain about his neck grow more burdensome.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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