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Recent Examples of overtax
Texans are overtaxed, and Hollywood doesn't need your money!
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles had plenty of water to fight fires, but hydrants ran dry because the system was designed for fighting individual building fires, not massive wildfires, and was overtaxed.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
But many Canadians have soured on their country’s immigrant-friendly approach, believing that newcomers have helped drive up the cost of housing and overtaxed the health care system.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Sometimes simply snapping a photo of the item is a way to preserve the memory without overtaxing your storage space.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles had plenty of water to fight fires, but hydrants ran dry because the system was designed for fighting individual building fires, not massive wildfires, and was overtaxed.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
But many Canadians have soured on their country’s immigrant-friendly approach, believing that newcomers have helped drive up the cost of housing and overtaxed the health care system.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Sometimes simply snapping a photo of the item is a way to preserve the memory without overtaxing your storage space.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
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After a mapping campaign in Toledo, Ohio, officials found that the city’s hot spots often overlapped with census tracts identified by the Biden administration’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as lacking in commercial investment and overburdened by pollution.—
Ula Chrobak,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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The key is balance: expressing yourself clearly without diminishing your confidence or overburdening the listener with unnecessary details.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump has long touted tariffs as central to his economic strategy, arguing that taxing imports will encourage domestic production and shrink the budget deficit.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Dividend-paying stocks and funds may be contenders for taxable brokerage accounts, particularly if the dividends are taxed at the same rate as capital gains (0%, 15% or 20%) and the investor is planning on spending the money.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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Frederiksen said that other European nations are also on Denmark's side in this back-and-forth with Trump, already hampering the ties between the U.S. and its allies since Trump regained office.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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With a starting rotation hampered by injuries, the Mets are going to rely on the offense and bullpen to get them through the beginning of the season.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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