Example Sentences

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“We continue to believe ENPH’s power management and controls capabilities uniquely meet the complex challenges of an overtaxed grid,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

When the overtaxed systems lost pressure, fire hydrants ran dry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

But on a few days each year—particularly during heat waves, when people are using air conditioners—the grid gets overtaxed.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Finally, the resistance is not being waged only by the small, under-resourced, and overtaxed yet committed group of activists who have been sounding the alarm and fighting the fight in lonely trenches for years.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

It’s critical that we stay within the weight limit, or our oxen will be overtaxed.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan