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Recent Examples of overtax
Recent polling has indicated that Californians feel overtaxed, which would have helped the measure’s backers potentially win in November.
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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
But the nation’s electrical grid is aging and overtaxed in some areas.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
Soon, she was tasked with figuring out how to transition an entire company to remote work, provide mental health support for employees, and make sure staff didn’t overtax themselves as work and personal time blended.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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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
But the nation’s electrical grid is aging and overtaxed in some areas.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
Soon, she was tasked with figuring out how to transition an entire company to remote work, provide mental health support for employees, and make sure staff didn’t overtax themselves as work and personal time blended.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
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Failing to do so risks perpetuating the threat of infectious diseases, costing lives and overburdening fragile health systems.Peter Sands, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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This has both overburdened her and led to accusations of her growing authoritarianism.Tej Parikh, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2017
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For example, both Texas and Florida do not tax personal income, but Texas ranks 46th in corporate taxes while Florida ranks 16th.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Awareness campaigns, taxing sugar, and tighter regulations on food formulation and labeling all might help, Gracner says.ByCatherine Offord, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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But it has not been shut down or hampered by government action even under Biden, and the new Trump administration likely also won’t take any action against it.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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