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- verb Present participle of
overburden .
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Examples
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Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan said some schools, like Hyde Park, received too many new kids, 'overburdening' them.
Beachwood Reporter 2009
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We might object that embracing things, surrounding ourselves with things, loving things is the very root of our environmental problems, the overburdening of our planet.
Of Shoes And Ships And Sealing Wax And Hoarding Stuff And Things | Her Bad Mother 2009
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The banks are looking into how many companies' payments they can handle without overburdening their own systems, the person said.
Tech Crash Hits Japan Bank Atsuko Fukase 2011
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Ericsson, which says it routes two out of every five of the mobile calls made through its systems, expects huge growth in the market for such software and services as more and more mobile devices connect to the Internet, overburdening networks.
Ericsson Says It Will Buy Telcordia for $1.15 Billion Anupreeta Das 2011
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"Our aim is to help and make sure he can enjoy as much as the gifts we are willing to provide," Green said, "without overburdening him with taxes or more debt."
Fan Who Returned Ball Is Reaping Rewards Amara Grautski 2011
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Some governments are worried about overburdening banks with new taxes, while others say it would be unfair to punish banks that have little exposure to Greece.
Proposals Emerge to Curb Greek Debt Load Matthew Dalton 2011
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"But by siting these kinds of facilities in areas with specific types of demographics, they're really overburdening people who are least able to come up with the resources to fight them."
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Ericsson, which says it routes two out of every five of the mobile calls made through its systems, expects huge growth in the market for such software and services as more and more mobile devices connect to the Internet, overburdening networks.
Ericsson Says It Will Buy Telcordia for $1.15 Billion Anupreeta Das 2011
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"But by siting these kinds of facilities in areas with specific types of demographics, they're really overburdening people who are least able to come up with the resources to fight them."
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In the former instance, Mr. Bartlett used the piano as a platform for his fragile melodies, never once overburdening the songs.
New Feathers for His Cap Jim Fusilli 2011
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