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Data centers that blend into their communities and don’t overtax local resources actually exist, they just don’t make news.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“We never try to overtax the player,” says Michael Borys, senior vice president of interaction design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

The heavy rains and floods also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews that were already stretched thin in responding to the emergency.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023

Their innovative approach to pitching led them to overtax pitchers and deploy their best arms in unconventional ways that diminished their abilities rather than amplifying them.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2021

It would overtax most city clerks and factory workers to walk to and from the football or baseball games that constitute our chief national pastime.

From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by George Hebard Maxwell

She never looks less than perfectly photoshopped, but the production ultimately overtaxes her strengths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025

Venable distills his situation into a scene, which he then overtaxes into a full-scale play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

Putting pencil to paper forces people to give spatial information—something that most liars have not prepared for as part of planning their lies and that, therefore, overtaxes their mental resources.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2011

It creates a phenomenal burden to mass consumption and distribution, overtaxes the wage earner, favors the large and long-established industries while sterilizing the young and aggressive ones.

From Time Magazine Archive

He speculated also that the short growing season does not allow enough time for the essentials of existence to be carried out, and the prolonged period of inactivity overtaxes the energy reserve of the species.

From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Ray D. Burkett

I think in my testing I overtaxed the battery by relying on the Boost too much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

But on a few days each year—particularly during heat waves, when people are using air conditioners—the grid gets overtaxed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom has demanded an investigation as to why the hydrants ran dry, which officials say occurred as water supplies were overtaxed.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025

The mandate for Disney’s studios “to support both the theatrical window and Disney+ has overtaxed their creative engine,” Creutz, the analyst, said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

It’s critical that we stay within the weight limit, or our oxen will be overtaxed.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Nvidia also “risks overtaxing its balance sheet,” Goldberg said, pointing to about $250 billion in commitments it made in the last quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Any reform plan from a committee would still require lawmakers to cast a difficult vote exposing them to charges of overtaxing working Americans or stiffing retirees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But wary of overtaxing Ohtani during his first MLB postseason, he and the team elected to wait until the winter to have him face hitters again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

On both occasions, the science demonstrates that humans are overtaxing our oceans' ability to offset climate change.

From Salon ● May 9, 2024

In the education journals of the day, there were constant worries about overtaxing students or blunting their natural abilities through too much schoolwork.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell