taxing
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"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
New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, won on a platform of championing working-class New Yorkers and taxing the wealthy, who have reacted with alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Early industrial work was repetitive, physically taxing and mentally debilitating.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Don’t let what your job or the government says about a mentally and physically taxing procedure to determine whether you take sick leave.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
It was not just science that made this new world, it was also the state, which was busy taxing citizens, borrowing money and putting armies in the field.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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