as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Structural damage has made the landmark St. Peter Church on Franklin Square unstable, and the cost of repairs would be prohibitive, church officials said Monday.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Control of the Postal Service could offer additional ways to undermine elections, perhaps by raising the price of postage, so that the cost to the states of mailing ballots would be prohibitive, or by banning the automatic mailing of ballots to voters.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
While some plaintiffs in the legal case could afford to travel out of state for care, others faced prohibitive financial barriers.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Without robust public transportation systems, these distances are especially prohibitive for residents who lack reliable personal transportation.
—Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Control of the Postal Service could offer additional ways to undermine elections, perhaps by raising the price of postage, so that the cost to the states of mailing ballots would be prohibitive, or by banning the automatic mailing of ballots to voters.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
While some plaintiffs in the legal case could afford to travel out of state for care, others faced prohibitive financial barriers.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Without robust public transportation systems, these distances are especially prohibitive for residents who lack reliable personal transportation.
—Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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That won’t stop our trade partners from making these exorbitant numbers real, however, when many inevitably respond with matching tariff hikes in return.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, advertisements start spewing from Amanda’s mouth that disrupt her life and threaten her job—and can only be stopped with an exorbitant upgrade from Rivermind Common to Rivermind Plus.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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The data suggests that childcare in itself is just unaffordable for most people.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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These costs are going to be passed on to the buyer who is already struggling with one of the most unaffordable markets for housing in modern history.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Your daily cup of joe could get even more expensive under new U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries around the world.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Some 80 percent of them said product quality is the most important consideration when selecting a retailer, and 92 percent believe clothes don’t have to be expensive to offer them long-lasting value.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2025
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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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For China, a sudden sell-off of U.S. Treasuries would also be extremely costly, increasing the value of its currency and, thus, the cost of Chinese exports even further.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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This can help avoid costly fines and legal issues as well as keep employees safe.—
Steven Rogall,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hop aboard one of the town’s white Volkswagen Beetle taxis to navigate the steep streets, or take the cable car to Hotel Montetaxco—a fine place for views of Taxco rooftops and to rest your head for the night.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
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And in January 2024, a steep entertainment tax on services by karaoke bars, spas, and nightclubs had been proposed, though that was scrapped the next month after backlash from local businesses.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Remember when everyone questioned TGL's big-screen format, pricey tickets, and night tee times?—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Notably absent from this year's kit, however, are eggs, a key part of last year's offering, which are substantially pricier than a year ago as a result of shortages due to the bird flu outbreak that has forced a massive culling of herds.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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