Burden
Burden verb - To place a weight or burden on.
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Both words in one sentence
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Ultimately subverted though in that not only does this totally fail to get Sasuke's attention, but Sasuke stabs her and tries to kill her when she gets taken hostage and becomes a burden.
Source: Be a Whore to Get Your Man - Theiss Titillation Theory: In-universe, the Storyteller describes Lindsay's outfit as including "a halter top that seemed ready to fail at any moment beneath its titanic burden".
- While this takes them away from the "decoy" force in most operations, they also have a high risk of dying and have the additional burden of knowing that if they fail, all the sacrifice has been for nothing.
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