taxing

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“It’s in there. That was huge. It was a big momentum swing to get out of that. Unfortunately it’s taxing though; it made him jump up in his pitch count a little bit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Mining lithium from the Earth has proven to be very taxing from an energy and environmental standpoint, so pulling lithium directly from saltwater could be a very important future route," says Guo.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

It was always an emotionally and financially taxing ordeal, but I always felt like I had no choice.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

But Ms. Pike is terrific, as are Ms. Shaw, Mr. Dance and Mr. Baron Cohen, an agile comedian in a production that isn’t particularly taxing, except as regards our expectations for fully original comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The magistrate would forgo taxing Painter Chen's old hometown village for a year and Painter Chen would paint the magistrate a dragon.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin