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Today’s word is shoulder, spelled s-h-o-u-l-d-e-r.

shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ verb

shoulder the responsibility/duty/cost/burden

to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty etc

The residents are being asked to shoulder the costs of the repairs.

He shouldered the blame for the project's failure.

The company will shoulder the costs of the repairs.

She shouldered the full burden of raising three children.

Luckily, low code and automation are here to shoulder the workload.— Ed Macosky, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021

Studios have also had to shoulder increased costs to account for expensive COVID-19 safety protocols as well as nurse losses from production delays.— Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021

shoulder your way through/into etc

to move through a large crowd of people by pushing with your shoulder

He ran after her, shouldering his way through the crowd.

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