as in expensive
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Adjective
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Renovations to make a home wheelchair-accessible or safe for someone with a visual impairment can be expensive.—
Andrew Lingelbach,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Castillo would be expensive, in terms of money and the trade package, but his presence on the mound would be well worth it.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While Adrien Brody And Mikey Madison Take Home Top Acting Honors At first blush, $40 million per season for Bregman seems exorbitant.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Those personal uses of the investor funds included buying expensive vehicles and going on exorbitant gambling sprees, with prosecutors describing one instance of Bhakta losing $1 million at a Las Vegas casino in less than eight hours.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Over the past eight years, progress has been minimal, signaling that barriers—from limited parental leave and unaffordable child care to gender bias and outdated stereotypes—continue to hold women back.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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High mortgage rates, which have been rising in response to efforts by the Federal Reserve to curb inflation, are making homeownership increasingly unaffordable for many potential buyers.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
27 Feb. 2025
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This number has been slightly inflated to include preview screenings.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2024
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These disks, 5 millimeters in diameter and 265 microns thick, were then placed over an inflatable membrane, inflated like a balloon to form a dome, magnetized, and returned to their original flat state.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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If these areas are remote, the costs of running electric, water and other infrastructure services can also be prohibitive.—
Kristina P. Brant,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
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Granted, the price wasn’t prohibitive, and maybe that’s not the case in March.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Depending on your preferences and dedication to the art, the supplies used for magazine collaging can range from simple and affordable to complex and pricey.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Less pricey items include metal rings and necklaces with bids beginning between $25 and $50.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The results have been a large increase in energy costs for households and industry, driven by levies to subsidise uneconomic generation, and rising volatility in electricity markets accompanied by a higher risk of power outages in future.—
Gordon Hughes,
National Review,
13 May 2024
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Car-makers have warned that U.K. electric-vehicle manufacturing may become uneconomic under the existing U.K.-EU trade deal, which from 2024 requires 45% of the value of EVs to come from the U.K. or EU to avoid tariffs.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
2 June 2023
Adjective
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But the comparison of the former Pac-12 to the new Pac-12 isn’t unreasonable, either.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reasons to hire Gen Z include their focus on balance and staying grounded—which have the benefit of reducing burnout or unreasonable expectations.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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