overburden

Example Sentences

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The Biden administration has prioritized fighting cancer and environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution.

From Seattle Times

The decision by Utah’s Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortion clinics raises concerns about already overburdened hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times

The app, intended to provide an orderly, streamlined system for processing asylum seekers, has been overburdened with massive demand and plagued with glitches as tens of thousands of migrants have attempted to use it.

From New York Times

We need better promotion of realistic and achievable family meals, to reduce the pressure placed on already overburdened families.

From Salon

The group said the budget proposals fell short of meeting overburdened communities’ needs.

From Seattle Times