costlier
Example Sentences
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This means that higher yields, like we have now, make it costlier to finance a home.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Built from high-resolution microscope images rather than costlier molecular techniques, it creates a detailed three-dimensional map of the brainstem, identifying more than 200 clusters of brain cells and nerve pathways.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
But their coverage tends to be skimpier and often costlier than policies sold by travel insurers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
That has boosted worries that the already-heavy spending on infrastructure like computer chips could grow costlier with higher rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
But they bowed to Sproul’s judgment that losing Lawrence would be even costlier, and voted to cover all the annual operating and maintenance costs that Lawrence had budgeted for the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
