prohibitive
Example Sentences
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Greenland’s rare-earth reserves are actually lower than the U.S.’s and its harsh geography makes recovery prohibitive.
The lack of a prohibitive front-runner signals opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times
The celebrations required that one student, selected randomly, bake a cake in honor of the nation’s authoritarian ruler — a task requiring time and resources prohibitive to much of the population.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, as then, there is no one who even remotely resembles a prohibitive front-runner.
From Los Angeles Times
Cruise ship prices, too, were prohibitive for many -- up to $600, according to participating delegations -- though some rooms were set aside for poor country representatives at lower fares.
From Barron's
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