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However, experts believe it will overtax America's health care system because it will infect so many people, some of whom will inevitably become seriously ill.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021

And here, of course, we encounter the greatest difficulty in offering practical advice, for what one may do easily will overtax another.

From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)

"With all that teaching and housekeeping, I am afraid you will overtax your strength."

From Esther : a book for girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

You will overtax yourself if you practise any longer. 

From An Ambitious Man by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

Mrs. Orme, I am afraid you will overtax your strength.

From Infelice by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)