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Recent Examples of unaffordable
Buying a home in Spain has become unaffordable for many, with market pressures and speculation driving up prices, especially in big cities and coastal areas.
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ABC News, 24 May 2026
Relegation to the Championship, however, often means a club’s most ambitious targets become unaffordable or more likely to sign elsewhere.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Therapy helped for a time but became unaffordable, and medication was not a good fit.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 May 2026
The short supply of housing has forced prices to unaffordable heights.
—Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
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ABC News, 24 May 2026
Relegation to the Championship, however, often means a club’s most ambitious targets become unaffordable or more likely to sign elsewhere.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Therapy helped for a time but became unaffordable, and medication was not a good fit.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 May 2026
The short supply of housing has forced prices to unaffordable heights.
—Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unaffordable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
Adjective
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He's also being paid an exorbitant salary to race for Ferrari.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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High ticket prices and exorbitant transportation and parking fees have angered fans and drawn the attention of politicians and state attorneys general.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Still, this is clearly a great draw for Alabama, which is the prohibitive favorite to advance.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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And all the more surprising given that the Knicks were not the prohibitive East favorite going into the postseason, and were even down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks after the first three games of their first round series.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The plant can respond more effectively to dynamic power input without drifting into unsafe or uneconomic operation.—
Gregory Shahnovsky,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The defense network was ill-prepared for the hundreds of drones launched at the country, which both overwhelmed its few short-range defenses and forced it to counter in an uneconomic way.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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However, investing in public institutions and infrastructure is a costly endeavor that can seem unreasonable when local officials are struggling to balance budgets without increasing tax burdens.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Nineteen recent clinical trials on kratom leaf document no evidence of severe addiction or significant or unreasonable adverse effects.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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With earnings now in the background, analysts have been warning that the tech companies benefiting from interest in artificial intelligence may have become too expensive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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These goods and services are getting more expensive due to spillover from massive tech company investments in artificial intelligence.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Since entering the race, Raman has criticized Bass’ Inside Safe homelessness initiative as too costly, while arguing Los Angeles needs more aggressive structural reforms to address housing affordability, homelessness and city services.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The Sacramento Fire Department has already piloted some alternative response strategies, but officials said expanding those programs citywide could be costly.—
Reeti Malhotra
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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With an October deadline looming for the seven states to agree on a new Colorado River Compact—the plan that governs how water is distributed between them—regional officials are under pressure to strike a compromise on steep water cuts.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
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All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The MacBook Neo significantly raised the bar for budget laptops, making existing PCs look particularly overpriced in this tier.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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House swapping is having a moment as travelers hunt for cheaper, more authentic alternatives to Airbnb and overpriced hotels in 2026.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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