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Recent Examples of unaffordable
Beyond cleanup and rebuilding, many homeowners face climate risk in terms of rising insurance costs, diminished property values, and unaffordable living conditions.
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The commission’s members said this would bring a coordinated approach, avoiding a free-for-all in which investors snap up properties and make new homes unaffordable for displaced people.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
And when care becomes unaffordable or inaccessible, the ripple effects hit everyone.
—Reshma Saujani, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Will lower mortgage rates convince California house hunters to stop balking at unaffordable homes on the market?
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The commission’s members said this would bring a coordinated approach, avoiding a free-for-all in which investors snap up properties and make new homes unaffordable for displaced people.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
And when care becomes unaffordable or inaccessible, the ripple effects hit everyone.
—Reshma Saujani, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Will lower mortgage rates convince California house hunters to stop balking at unaffordable homes on the market?
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
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Other issues — visa denials, exorbitant costs, America’s allergy to public transport — could be a stain on the tournament, and are just as important to document.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Looted sacks of flour are sold in the market for exorbitant prices, unaffordable for these women and their children.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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But any such deal would likely be threatened by Section 1502, effectively a prohibitive backdoor tariff on many U.S. companies trying to access the DRC’s resources.—
John Berlau,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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There is an argument that TNT can attract new viewers to the sport via people who already subscribe for its football (predominantly the Champions League but also some Premier League matches), rugby union, tennis, snooker and SailGP, but for many that price will simply prove prohibitive.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The same could be true of the recent cost estimates, but construction technology has advanced in the past half century, so that lower costs per mile are not unreasonable.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Barbara Attard, a police accountability expert, said meet and confer can last months, but beyond a year is unreasonable.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Harley-Davidson hopes the Sprint will attract younger riders who may eventually upgrade to more expensive models.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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But the expensive deal also came days after Paramount canceled the popular Late Show With Stephen Colbert for what the company claimed were financial reasons.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Georgia farmers are facing a costly and growing threat from an unexpected source − wild pigs.—
Vanessa Countryman,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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However, Trump has imposed steep new taxes on imports of Canadian steel, aluminum and autos, and Carney's team has focused on trying to get those eliminated or reduced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Ready to ditch your flimsy flip-flops for good without the steep Birkenstock price tag?—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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However, the pricey pancakes are not available nationwide, and customers won’t have to fork over $100: The chain is giving away free tastes of the luxe pancakes at three locations (New York, Los Angeles and Austin) on Monday, August 4, at 12 pm local time and only cooking 25 stacks.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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You’re tempted to swap out a pricey vanilla bean for something more affordable.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 July 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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