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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Demand is growing, and tour operators are adapting offerings to meet it, including specialized tours for singles and adjustments to historically prohibitive pricing practices.
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Peter McGraw, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Dallas’ hopes for a quick turnaround were accelerated when the Mavericks overcame seemingly prohibitive odds to win the first pick in last year’s draft and take Duke forward Cooper Flagg.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Other areas around the Civic Center were also considered, but many of the properties are privately owned, which is cost-prohibitive, Director of Public Works Dave Webb said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
In order to fine-tune ChatGPT for local markets, OpenAI does not retrain its models, which would be cost-prohibitive.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Peter McGraw, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Dallas’ hopes for a quick turnaround were accelerated when the Mavericks overcame seemingly prohibitive odds to win the first pick in last year’s draft and take Duke forward Cooper Flagg.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Other areas around the Civic Center were also considered, but many of the properties are privately owned, which is cost-prohibitive, Director of Public Works Dave Webb said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
In order to fine-tune ChatGPT for local markets, OpenAI does not retrain its models, which would be cost-prohibitive.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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For example, with the AI boom, the already exorbitant San Francisco Bay Area has seen sizable hikes in rents and home prices over the last few years.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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All these people had become incredibly rich; previous generations of Silicon Valley founders would have been hosting exorbitant parties.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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During a bumpy, contentious negotiation, hospitals complained the union’s demands were unreasonable and exorbitant.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Imagine my surprise and delight when Billboard actually took a stand against YouTube and did not give in to their unreasonable demands!—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to a new poll commissioned by Florida Atlantic University’s MediaLab and conducted by Mainstreet Research, a whopping 91% of voters feel that housing in Florida is unaffordable.—
Genesis Lisboa,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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The last component of Rogers’s plan concerns housing supply, which many economists point to as the biggest factor behind housing becoming so unaffordable.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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These boards are extremely expensive.—
Lauren Hodges,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some bases, particularly in places like Alaska, suffer from long, expensive, and complex fuel and electricity supply chains.—
David Szondy
February 21,
New Atlas,
21 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
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Energy analysts said Exxon stock likely would have suffered if Exxon overcommitted to spending billions in Venezuela in its current, uneconomic state.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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After Tylor Savage died, her parents hoped a trial in their wrongful death suit would bring some public scrutiny to Heider, but their attorneys advised settling since a costly malpractice case could drag on for years.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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In January, the board voted to close Blanton Elementary School, a primarily Hispanic school in north Arlington that has received failing grades from TEA since 2023 and faces costly repairs to aging infrastructure.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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How much of that will consumers, who paid for steep tariffs via higher prices, get back?—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some of the rougher chapters of his life—the moments that might show up in opposition research — Brooks brings up himself, including two foreclosures while his ex-wife faced steep medical bills from hip deterioration.—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Met café is a glorified cafeteria—and an overpriced one at that.—
Katie James Watkinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Plus, skipping those overpriced water bottles sold at the terminal always feels like a win.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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