overtaxing

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 9, 2024

To successfully ramp up Californians’ reliance on electric vehicles over the next decade without overtaxing the state’s power grid, more drivers will need to charge their cars during the day, a Stanford study has found.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2022

But in the Philippines, government officials and parents remained hesitant, with fears that schoolchildren could bring the virus to homes crowded with multiple generations of family members, potentially overtaxing an already creaky health care system.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

Tesla is asking its customers in Texas to avoid charging their electric vehicles during peak times in order to prevent overtaxing the state’s power grid.

From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2022

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