costliest
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It’s a difficult calculation for teams, especially because the last couple of years have shown that the costliest financial mistake in all of football is handing out one of those megadeals to the wrong quarterback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
This is probably the least costly option, but also the costliest politically.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Local enthusiasm for the tournament had fallen away after co-hosts the United States were knocked out by Belgium on July 6, but tickets for the final still became the costliest in US sporting history.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
But they are also less disposable than other weapons, among the costliest in Iran’s arsenal to produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He called Burnham a “colossal merchandiser” fixated on building the biggest, tallest, costliest structures.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
