shouldered

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Because the PCE captures spending on consumers’ behalf—most notably health costs shouldered by employer-paid insurance or the government—it assigns a larger weight to healthcare, pushing down that of housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

His optimism and heart are inspiring — a kid of Black and Korean heritage who shouldered losing both parents to incarceration and still emerged with a buoyant persona.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Studies have found that the vast majority of those costs have been shouldered by American companies importing foreign goods and consumers buying them.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Those figures could become more pronounced amid the pain from a trade war —a recent study found either American companies or consumers shouldered 96% of tariff costs in 2024 and 2025.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The door was real thin and the cap’n shouldered it open with one bump.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis