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Recent Examples of unaffordable
When home prices get extremely high relative to incomes so that monthly costs get unaffordable for many, more people rent single family homes or apartments instead.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
No taking away healthcare from our most vulnerable neighbors, no unaffordable groceries, no unaffordable energy, no unaffordable housing and no inflation at its highest level since covid.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
Domestic migration into the Sun Belt states is declining, due in part to off-the-chart heat waves, devastating storms, once-in-a-century floods, and year-round fire seasons — along with the consequential costs, such as unaffordable homeowners’ insurance and destroyed livelihoods.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
No taking away healthcare from our most vulnerable neighbors, no unaffordable groceries, no unaffordable energy, no unaffordable housing and no inflation at its highest level since COVID.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
No taking away healthcare from our most vulnerable neighbors, no unaffordable groceries, no unaffordable energy, no unaffordable housing and no inflation at its highest level since covid.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
Domestic migration into the Sun Belt states is declining, due in part to off-the-chart heat waves, devastating storms, once-in-a-century floods, and year-round fire seasons — along with the consequential costs, such as unaffordable homeowners’ insurance and destroyed livelihoods.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
No taking away healthcare from our most vulnerable neighbors, no unaffordable groceries, no unaffordable energy, no unaffordable housing and no inflation at its highest level since COVID.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
Adjective
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However, a look at Meta’s free cash flow shows why investors are souring on exorbitant AI spending.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another problem was that the Blackbird had extreme maintenance requirements and exorbitant operating costs, and was extremely difficult to upgrade.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Adding to this, insurance costs could become prohibitive enough to close the route in practical terms.—
Flavio Macau,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Renting rooms in Edinburgh in August is extremely cost prohibitive and has risen exponentially of late, turning people off from attending the fest in recent years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The lower end of the market will be hardest hit, IDC said, as sub-$100 smartphones become uneconomical, meaning shipments to developing countries will fall the most.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The unit has become uneconomical to run, its owners said, and the cost of compelling it to remain online will ultimately fall on ratepayers in the area.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chicago residents must not be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Tracy Baim,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Were there various reasons for cancellation or has Hawaii become too expensive?—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Spring is an ideal time for home maintenance to prevent costly future problems.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The extra runs proved costly, because the Angels cashed in their free runner on a Jorge Soler sacrifice fly but got nothing else.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Near a lookout offering sweeping views, Gerhardt Konig, 47 — upset about his wife's relationship with a coworker — tried to push her off the steep trail, bashed her head with a rock and attempted to stab her with a syringe, prosecutors said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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There is a steep drop-off from around the top 150; for players in that region, life on tour can be a matter of just breaking even.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Luxury is synonymous now with first class airport lounges and overpriced, hard-to-get handbags.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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At Free Eden, a Dallas mall boutique, four young women sell overpriced clothes, burn sage and run a secret after-hours coven.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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