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expensive

[ik-spen-siv] / ɪkˈspɛn sɪv /


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As a result, the city has been paying for them to live in expensive motel rooms for long stretches, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

But the products they have come up with so far have ranged from expensive flops to niche devices that only appeal to a subsegment of a particular industry, like videogames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

For years, Palantir paid a heavy price for its expensive FDE strategy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Suleyman handed over responsibilities for AI services, such as the expensive Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant, so that he could be laser-focused on new frontier models.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

But who did she know who lived in a big expensive house like this?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz