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as in overloaded
to fill or load to excess
it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear
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Recent Examples of overburdened
Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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While many companies have recently diverted their goods to West Coast ports in anticipation of the strike, those ports are also being overburdened.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Although dissenters are worried about the cost, the climate change crisis harms everyone, even those who don’t live in a region that is at risk of wildfires.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many Americans are not only worried about the outcome, but what might happen in the aftermath, regardless of who wins.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.Austin Curtright, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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His samples are full of vibrating guitars, sorrowful organs, and cascading drums.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
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Typically containers can be loaded directly from ships onto trucks, but they are also often stacked on port grounds waiting to be picked up and moved.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The engineering—sky-high bridges, long tunnels in which passenger cars are loaded onto trains—is impressive, but the views are what seal the deal.Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Boutin has been in remission from thyroid cancer since August, but just had a related surgery last week and the couple was anxious about Boutin inhaling any smoke.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lines at downtown precincts were busy and people who have been inundated with out-of-town organizers and ads for months could be heard speculating about the results on their cellphones, anxious to see a conclusion to the contest.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Apart from Bugatti, few great French cars ever came stateside, save perhaps the Citroën SM (whose model name suggests the pain that car can inflict on its long-suffering owner).Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Bears had snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, setting off panic among long-suffering Bears supporters.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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More blue-chip sponsors are wary of such shows, which often align themselves with a vocal niche of progressives or conservatives.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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According to Lyle Goldstein, director for Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities, Beijing is wary of a Trump White House return.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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More than 70% of American adults are concerned about how technology affects their mental health and personal relationships.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Still, Jabari Robinson, 20, a junior, said he was consumed by the moment, despite being concerned about what the final results would be.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Overburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdened. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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