burdensome
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The burdensome requirements have caused numerous foreign banks to prohibit Americans from even opening accounts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Government guidance says the duty should "always be applied in a proportionate way" depending on the circumstances of the case and that organisations should avoid an "overly bureaucratic and burdensome approach".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“My Administration must act with the Congress to ensure that there is a minimally burdensome national standard—not 50 discordant State ones,” wrote President Donald Trump in a December executive order External link.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Companies are staying private longer because of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s burdensome regulations, shareholder litigation and abundant financing available in private markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But it was not a grasping of a thin and burdensome recollection; this was different.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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