tax
noun
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
are taxing
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present progressiveof tax.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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From scholarship applications to competitive classes, campuses are taxing environments.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
More often than not, Dodgers starting pitchers are taxing the bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
Manufacturing overseas can also mean time and travel commitments that are taxing to a small business owner.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2019
We have a huge, continually growing homelessness crisis here, and we are spending millions of dollars on various failed initiatives and interventions, and are taxing our residents more and more to pay for it all.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
They may tax themselves according to their riches, while Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and such like States are taxing themselves according to their poverty.
From North America — Volume 2 by Trollope, Anthony
