costliest
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Berlin aims to rationalize burdensome data-protection regulations, freeing small businesses from the costliest strictures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Burns: It is one of the costliest mistakes investors make.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Later in the year, Jaguar Land Rover was attacked, in what became the costliest cyber event in UK history.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
"It's very expensive to run a war," he said, noting that on a day-to-day basis, the Iran conflict "has to be up there with the costliest interventions the US has undertaken from a financial perspective."
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
When Cortes and his Indian allies finally attacked, the Mexica resisted so fiercely despite their weakness that the siege has often been described as the costliest battle in history—casualty estimates range up to 100,000.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
