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She acknowledged a past reputation she had shouldered of being so-called "difficult" due to going above and beyond, and thinking others would do the same.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2023

“Our technology is so advanced that no one else is in the same realm,” he said, adding that Water-Gen had shouldered the cost of delivering one of its units to the EPA lab.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2018

In a battle with Simplot over electrical rates, Heyburn had shouldered huge attorney’s fees prior to the plant’s closure.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017

Mr. Burpo, the pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, a farming community in southwest Nebraska, said in an interview that he had shouldered some criticism over it.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2011

In a few moments they had shouldered their packs again and were off.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien