taxing

Example Sentences

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It would be much less intrusive than taxing income, much less complicated, and it would be fairer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

If New York wants to expand services for its residents while preserving growth and investment, it should stop chasing away its highest earners and start taxing land more heavily instead.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Even unsuccessful prosecutions can be costly and emotionally taxing for defendants, said Jared Fishman, a former career prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

San Diego is the biggest of several California cities to try taxing empty houses, and it could serve as a key test case.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In consequence, the AT is essentially just the central part of a very long, taxing haul connecting the South and New England.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson