taxing
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- taxingly adverb
- untaxing adjective
Etymology
Origin of taxing
Example Sentences
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Part of this is in the rich tradition of European reporters sojourning in the United States who find casual grotesques about Americans far more lucrative and less taxing than actually trying to meet the natives.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
His reasoning hinged on the bedrock constitutional principle that the taxing power—which includes the power to levy tariffs—belongs to the legislature, not the president.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
"Holidays are for relaxing, not taxing," the groups wrote in a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
The government has scrambled to boost marriage and fertility rates, offering childcare subsidies and taxing condoms as it grapples with a rapidly ageing population.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 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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