costlier
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Mejuri, a jeweler that built a following among young women with pieces worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, was already feeling the pain of costlier gold when prices touched $3,000 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
This year’s energy surge could deliver a second hit to inflation as costlier oil becomes embedded in downstream goods and services in the coming year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending and economic growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Investors weighed the AI bellwether’s rosy long-term revenue outlook against concerns that the capital it is raising to build data centers could grow costlier as borrowing rates rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
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