taxing

Example Sentences

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"If the course plays hard and firm, it is so taxing on every single shot you play. That's why it is so difficult to win back-to-back there."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

These descriptions do not suggest in any way that Congress “intended to cede its taxing power.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

And doesn’t the Constitution give taxing authority to Congress, not to the White House?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It seemed like I had plenty of time, though, and the languid pace and midday heat sapped my will to do anything more taxing than wander the grounds in dreamy amazement.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs