taxing

Example Sentences

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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

Part of this is in the rich tradition of European reporters sojourning in the United States who find casual grotesques about Americans far more lucrative and less taxing than actually trying to meet the natives.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

The few key traders with a licence to bring them in from Israel say Hamas have reimposed strict control over taxing the imports.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

But the focus, said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, was closing illegal businesses, not taxing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

It was a solid, taxing workout, whittling ten pounds off of Seabiscuit’s frame.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand