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Recent Examples of overtax
Business owners increasingly face a patchwork of expensive coverage and overtaxed government programs struggling to fill some of the gaps, leaving many policyholders holding the bag in the end.
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
This is important because NASA's Deep Space Network is overtaxed in terms of its resources, so AstroForge will have to use commercially available satellite dishes around the world to communicate with its Odin spacecraft.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Texans are overtaxed, and Hollywood doesn't need your money!
—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
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
This is important because NASA's Deep Space Network is overtaxed in terms of its resources, so AstroForge will have to use commercially available satellite dishes around the world to communicate with its Odin spacecraft.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Texans are overtaxed, and Hollywood doesn't need your money!
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
Verb
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The law will give school districts the authority to handle the appeals process instead of local courts, which were overburdened.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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David Bisset, Paradies Lagardère's chief development officer, is committed to using AI to deliver a better customer experience without overburdening them with technology.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Instead, part of each income payment will be taxed as a long-term capital gain over your life expectancy.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Wasn’t taxing tobacco meant to help reduce tobacco usage?—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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Online shopping has been severely hampered at the retailer due to outages to its website that are expected to last into July.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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