expensive
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I bought a knife roll that was more expensive than any of the knives inside it.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The Premier League's most expensive player of all time scored just four goals and did not feature across four months of the campaign.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Looking back, moving to one of the most expensive cities in America may not have been the savviest financial decision.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Even so, it remains more expensive than methane-based production and currently supplies only about 4% of global H2 demand.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
As he began talking, he read his audience a quotation from WHO: “MDR is too expensive to treat in poor countries; it detracts attention and resources from treating drug-susceptible disease.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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