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Recent Examples of overtax
Intelligence agencies are, to put it mildly, overtaxed.
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Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Chronic inflammation, though, can overtax the immune system and lead to imbalances that may play a role in health issues ranging from arthritis to depression to heart disease.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
Recent polling has indicated that Californians feel overtaxed, which would have helped the measure’s backers potentially win in November.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Key among all the designs, therefore, is minimizing weight to avoid overtaxing the batteries—the weakest link among eVTOL systems—especially during takeoffs and while hovering.
—Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
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Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Chronic inflammation, though, can overtax the immune system and lead to imbalances that may play a role in health issues ranging from arthritis to depression to heart disease.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
Recent polling has indicated that Californians feel overtaxed, which would have helped the measure’s backers potentially win in November.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Key among all the designs, therefore, is minimizing weight to avoid overtaxing the batteries—the weakest link among eVTOL systems—especially during takeoffs and while hovering.
—Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
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This imbalance can erode the sense of equality and mutual respect that healthy relationships rely on, leaving one partner overburdened and the other disconnected.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The following year saw a 48.5% drop, likely due to the tendency to avoid medical care to not overburden medical providers or risk getting sick during the Covid-19 pandemic, Whitlock said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
30 Oct. 2024
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But their last outing looked a bit taxing, shooting below 40 percent against Georgia.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The stress of this taxing competition is not avoided by the filmmakers.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both homebuyers and current homeowners are hampered by today’s higher interest rates.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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During major emergencies that communication can be hampered by issues such as limited radio connectivity, wind noise or other technical problems.—
Christopher L. Keller,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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