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Recent Examples of overtax
And as public opinion on both military action in Iran and the state of the economy continues to sour, a vote for more military spending might well overtax any remaining goodwill of voters and members of Congress alike.
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Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
For many reasons Texans are overtaxed as witnessed by the governor claiming surpluses.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The people of the state have essentially been overtaxed by that much.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Last year, the City Council reformed the property tax ordinance, which includes measures to determine accurate assessments and whether they are being overtaxed.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
For many reasons Texans are overtaxed as witnessed by the governor claiming surpluses.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The people of the state have essentially been overtaxed by that much.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Last year, the City Council reformed the property tax ordinance, which includes measures to determine accurate assessments and whether they are being overtaxed.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
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Plugging those items into a standard strip can overload the device and create a fire hazard.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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By involving engineering, operations, security and product teams, organizations can identify hidden risks early without leaving reliability only to overloaded SRE teams after incidents occur.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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In the end, some 125 took the offer, threatening to overburden a corps already struggling to inspect even a sliver of the nation’s 130,000 licensed firearms dealers.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
1 June 2026
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At times, the accumulation of events threatens to overburden the play.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Social media companies would be taxed on a progressive scale starting with platforms with 100,000 to 499,999 users paying 10 cents per month for each user all the way up to platforms with at least 1 million users paying a $165,000 fee plus 50 cents for each user each month.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Khanna, a prominent Democrat from California, has underscored Platner’s rhetoric about taxing the rich and lifting up working-class Mainers.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2026
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Roupp’s night, though, comes with a caveat because the righty was hampered by back discomfort.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Reducing false positives and negatives Real-world conditions such as poor lighting, difficult viewing angles, extreme facial expressions, concealment by face masks or sunglasses, and poor image quality can still hamper performance, leading to faulty identification.—
Vijayan Asari,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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