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Recent Examples of prohibitive
Trade-war fears have receded to some extent after U.S. and Chinese trade representatives earlier this month agreed to honor the consensus reached in Geneva in May, allowing for rare earth and tech trade between the two countries while suspending prohibitive levels of tariffs on each other.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 June 2025
China exports heavily to U.S. markets, and Trump’s tariffs on China—which rose to a prohibitive 145% before being temporarily lowered to 30%—left many Chinese and American businesses in a state of uncertainty.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 June 2025
While a growing number of listings sit idle in the United States' housing market, as buyers are kept on the sidelines by sky-high prices and prohibitive borrowing costs, multimillion-dollar homes are still going under contract in some of the most expensive parts of the country.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
There are teams that prefer an open style, as The Athletic detailed here, but his wages could be prohibitive, so a loan looks most likely.
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—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 June 2025
China exports heavily to U.S. markets, and Trump’s tariffs on China—which rose to a prohibitive 145% before being temporarily lowered to 30%—left many Chinese and American businesses in a state of uncertainty.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 June 2025
While a growing number of listings sit idle in the United States' housing market, as buyers are kept on the sidelines by sky-high prices and prohibitive borrowing costs, multimillion-dollar homes are still going under contract in some of the most expensive parts of the country.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
There are teams that prefer an open style, as The Athletic detailed here, but his wages could be prohibitive, so a loan looks most likely.
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—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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All of this is helpful information and helps justify this exorbitant increase.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The projection also comes as other recreational and cultural institutions and senior centers like the one in McGovern Park face costly and exorbitant levels of deferred maintenance, with no viable funding options in the county's capital budget to address them.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Medical device safety alert: issued in situations where a medical device may present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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And when care becomes unaffordable or inaccessible, the ripple effects hit everyone.—
Reshma Saujani,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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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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Remember that sitting still isn’t the most expensive move.—
Chad Willardson,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Naples and Palm Beach County are among the most expensive areas.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 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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An example of this could be quality control, where a supply chain disruption can have massive (and costly) downstream effects.—
Ed Jennings,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Without proper maintenance, homeowners could face more costly problems down the line.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The vertiginous fall of home prices in Austin, Texas, seems to have no end in sight, according to experts who believe that steep declines are likely to continue in the coming months.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In addition to Tha Carter III, Wayne’s recent release Tha Carter VI drops from No. 47 to No. 124, a steep decline just a month into its run.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Bradenton Gulf Islands, Florida Where neighboring islands like Lido Key and Longboat Key can be pricey due in part to the presence of properties like Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis, Anna Maria Island and its Bradenton beaches have the same white sandy shores without the staggering nightly rates.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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According to the Michelin Guide, not all restaurants included in the guide are fancy or pricey.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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