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as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens
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as in responsibilities
something one must do because of prior agreement
the burden of homework prevented the youngster from joining his friends at the game
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as in weights
to place a weight or burden on
burdened the dog with a little backpack
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as in troubles
to make sad
refuses to let everyday problems burden her
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Recent Examples of burdens
Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The second season is a meditation on the burdens of such representational responsibilities.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Employees want to be recognized as go-to experts without taking on the administrative burdens and emotional pressures of middle management.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Employees want to be recognized as go-to experts without taking on the administrative burdens and emotional pressures of middle management.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Employees want to be recognized as go-to experts without taking on the administrative burdens and emotional pressures of middle management.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Small independent physician practices have been overwhelmed by regulatory and reporting burdens, lacking the infrastructure and technology that larger, more complex organizations have.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The second season is a meditation on the burdens of such representational responsibilities.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Employees want to be recognized as go-to experts without taking on the administrative burdens and emotional pressures of middle management.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Employees want to be recognized as go-to experts without taking on the administrative burdens and emotional pressures of middle management.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Employees want to be recognized as go-to experts without taking on the administrative burdens and emotional pressures of middle management.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Burdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdens. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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