take the load off
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He has launched efforts to take the load off broadcasters’ backs and rebalance the regulatory asymmetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
McVay and LaFleur plan to give Blake Corum and, perhaps, rookie Jarquez Hunter opportunities to take the load off Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
Most important — at least in the games he plays — Irving offers the Nets a reliable option to take the load off James Harden and Durant.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
Getting him more involved in this offense will help take the load off of Rodriguez and Levis.
From Fox News ● Oct. 20, 2021
Twenty-four hours before the end, knowing that she must die, she was eager to take the load off her conscience.
From A Russian Gentleman by S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich) Aksakov
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