burden
noun
that which is carried; load.
burdens
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present tense formof burden (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This new category of infertility benefits would be exempt from many of the requirements that apply to group health plans, potentially reducing administrative burdens and giving employers more flexibility in how they design the coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Furthermore, plenty of laws have benefits and burdens that fall unevenly across different groups.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
But much of the hope around the vaccine is that it will work in cancers with lower mutational burdens.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Wicker” also spends a fair amount of time with the husbands to show how much pressure they feel at home too, light as their burdens often seem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Then shouldering their burdens, they set off, seeking a path that would bring them over the grey hills of the Emyn Muil, and down into the Land of Shadow.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
