In terms of why Torah is called a yoke, while learning Torah and living a life following Torah and is often experienced as pleasurable, there is also an element of challenge and difficulty.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/torah/the-payoff-of-prioritizing-torah/2023/09/07/

Probable double trouble of a heavy yoke that can break the back of any beast of burden, politically.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1519733-2023-presidency-dreams-die-fast-obi-alaba-yusuf-writes/

The deeper the Christians penetrated into subject Ottoman territory, the larger their army became, as overjoyed Christian subjects, casting off the yoke of their Muslim masters, rushed to join and augment the ranks of their saviors.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/columns/raymond-ibrahim/2023/09/26/this-week-in-history-christians-take-the-offensive-against-islamic-tyranny-n1730153

The entire free world should unite against the Iranian regime, so that Azerbaijan, Israel, Iran, the nations under Iranian influence in the Middle East, and the entire free world can be liberated from the yoke of Tehran’s tyranny.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/help-stop-azerbaijan-from-becoming-the-next-ukraine/2023/07/23/

The only yoke that exists in Colombia is the one that totalitarians like Petro have imposed on their people,“ Abascal wrote on Twitter.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/05/04/petro-critical-of-western-powers-and-nato-during-speech-in-madrid?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

The verse continues, “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/faith/2023/9/3/23856193/bible-verses-feel-alone-loneliness