prohibitive
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Katz wrote in an email that the extra expense of around $2,000 per device were “cost prohibitive and detrimental to public safety.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Seniors’ options are limited when Medigap costs become prohibitive.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
No longer was Sinner the dominant force in tennis, the steamroller who had come in riding a 30-match winning streak and the prohibitive favorite to win his first French Open.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
At Huntington School in York, a group of business students wanted to put an end to prohibitive pricing and make sure looking good for the celebration would not break the bank.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But scholarships were few and far between, and the cost of private schooling was prohibitive for all but a privileged few.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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