Example Sentences

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Study after study says American youth are in crisis, facing unprecedented mental health challenges that are burdening teen girls in particular.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023

“Homelessness and housing shortages are burdening every community in Washington. We can’t wait decades to build, we need housing now or the numbers of people sliding into homelessness will grow.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

The delays are burdening businesses and employees with greater unemployment costs that will continue long after the pandemic is over.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022

"It's driving many of the diseases that are burdening our health system."

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2011

Some of you may say to me, "Your course, your policy may be clear enough, but you are burdening wealth too heavily by your taxes and by your speeches."

From Liberalism and the Social Problem by Churchill, Winston