as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of unaffordable
These neighborhoods have become a lifeline for people priced out of the North Side and the increasingly unaffordable outer Loop neighborhoods.
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Danny Villalobos, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
And when debts remain unaffordable they will ultimately be forgiven.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
NCDs disproportionately harm people in low- and middle-income countries and frequently require unavailable or unaffordable treatments.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In places where higher education was all but a miraculous dream, the act of reading can be intimidating, exclusionary, not to mention unaffordable for people who spend their days working two to three jobs and twelve-hour shifts.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Danny Villalobos, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
And when debts remain unaffordable they will ultimately be forgiven.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
NCDs disproportionately harm people in low- and middle-income countries and frequently require unavailable or unaffordable treatments.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In places where higher education was all but a miraculous dream, the act of reading can be intimidating, exclusionary, not to mention unaffordable for people who spend their days working two to three jobs and twelve-hour shifts.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
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There are also steep financial repercussions for the franchise's exorbitant payroll in recent years.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Local markets offer only small amounts of vegetables at exorbitant prices.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The cost remains fairly prohibitive but many travelers are looking to experience it at a younger age.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
6 May 2025
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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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No one is still drilling uneconomic wells just to hold onto leases.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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At this juncture, a 10-7 regular season record isn’t unreasonable.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Are my feelings unreasonable? – Mother-of-the-Groom Gloom Dear Mother: Your feelings are completely reasonable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Funding Litigation Through Philanthropy Legal advocacy is expensive.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In a video shared to TikTok on May 19, content creator Mister Lewis visits the restaurant and asks what the most expensive cocktail is.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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His slow start could have been costly – first impressions go a long way with awards voters.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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While iPhones have always been costly, experts agree a new tariff environment and pressure from President Donald Trump to make them in the U.S. are likely to drive their prices higher.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The retail price for an unlocked model is steep, but a $300 discount makes that much more manageable.—
& John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Talks with China, which imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on the U.S., are ongoing after both countries agreed to lower steep tariffs.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Yet brokers and renters say privately that the volatility in the stock market and economic uncertainty sparked by the ever-changing tariff landscape has made some affluent renters and even some buyers hold off on a pricey Hamptons vacation this summer.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The incident demonstrates how the pricey RTX 5090 is a target for fraudsters, although supply chain-level scams are rare.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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