Burden and Demand

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Demand and burden are semantically related in strain topic. In some cases you can use "Demand" instead the word "Burden" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Demand noun - Something that someone insists upon having.

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Burden and demand are semantically related in strain topic. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Demand" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: demanding, demanded, demandant

direct	direct burden	direct demand
sheer	sheer burden	sheer demand
heavy	heavy burden	heavy demand
real	real burden	real demand
Other adjectives: constant, massive, large, great, huge, lower, military, additional, immense, tremendous, greater, increasing.

people	burden people	demand people
everyone	burden everyone	demand everyone

It also doesn't necessarily follow the logical burden of proof, since the defence can demand the prosecution prove a negative.

Source: Shifting the Burden of Proof
Alison eventually finds a way to lessen Feral's burden by strongarming Max into amplifying her healing to the point that she only needs to be in surgery for around 40 hours a month to meet the world's demand for organs.

Source: Webcomic / Strong Female Protagonist

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