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Recent Examples of prohibitive
That’s because the costs of plunging back into the conflict now are prohibitive for both the US and Iran and that comes against the backdrop of some heady domestic political winds ahead of the midterms.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
But costs are becoming prohibitive.
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Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
For some, the cost becomes prohibitive.
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Luis Contreras,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
For small hospitals, the financial burden of maintaining obstetric services can be prohibitive.
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Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for prohibitive
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
But costs are becoming prohibitive.
—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
For some, the cost becomes prohibitive.
—
Luis Contreras,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
For small hospitals, the financial burden of maintaining obstetric services can be prohibitive.
—
Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for prohibitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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Major players like Uber and Microsoft report exorbitant AI spending, with budgets exhausted rapidly and little correlation to tangible value.
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At face value, a $10 million rental is an exorbitant fee for a ruse.
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If these requirements are not met, the search is unreasonable and therefore unlawful, and evidence obtained in that search cannot be used in court, barring a good-faith exception.
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Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology.
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Colorado, however, has been moving more quickly than other states in choosing medicines that are deemed to be unaffordable and proceeding with decisions to create upper payment limits.
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The uncomfortable answer was that Dunnhumby required an unaffordable army of analysts working for a retailer of unique scale.
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But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
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While attractive due to its proximity to strong local and regional gas markets, exploration for this gas has been sporadic in the basin since the mid-1980s, with experts noting pilot projects were uneconomic, temporarily abandoned or failed.
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The plant can respond more effectively to dynamic power input without drifting into unsafe or uneconomic operation.
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In Europe, older buildings can, however, make air-conditioner installation costly and complicated, often requiring lengthy wait times for fitting.
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Both brands, however, won't disclose spending or prove its return on costly campaigns featuring celebrity endorsements and retro reissues.
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Peterson would fulfill steep guard needs for the Jazz.
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In this kind of unpredictable environment, putting money on the line can lead to either significant gains or steep losses for bettors.
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Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time.
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Chris Johnston’s trade board already highlighted some overpriced contracts that could be traded this offseason, including Darnell Nurse, Morgan Rielly, Adin Hill, Dougie Hamilton, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Elias Pettersson.
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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