expensive
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It lowered its full-year guidance when it reported first-quarter earnings last month after an expensive investment into a prediction-market platform.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“If you’re getting tickets anywhere else,” Moore said, “buyer beware. That ticket you pay for may be the most expensive ticket you ever pay for that won’t get you in the gate.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
She said refiners were better off using reserves than buying expensive crude on the spot market, which often costs more than what they can charge for refined products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
SpaceX and Tesla are working on the Terafab, an expensive plan to produce AI chips for everything from AI satellites to Optimus robots.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
I can’t stand how expensive this school is, but to be real, it’s a musician’s dream.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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