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Recent Examples of unaffordable
Many states have warned this is unaffordable, which could lead to states ending their participation in the program entirely.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Connecticut now holds the dubious distinction of having the worst regulatory environment in the country, with unaffordable electric bills and toxic relations between PURA and utility companies.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The shortage is one reason people and businesses have fled as housing in popular cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles is unaffordable to the vast majority who want to live and work there.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The state also had the nation's highest share of children with unaffordable medical bills (twice as much as Rhode Island, which had the lowest percentage).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Connecticut now holds the dubious distinction of having the worst regulatory environment in the country, with unaffordable electric bills and toxic relations between PURA and utility companies.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The shortage is one reason people and businesses have fled as housing in popular cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles is unaffordable to the vast majority who want to live and work there.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The state also had the nation's highest share of children with unaffordable medical bills (twice as much as Rhode Island, which had the lowest percentage).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
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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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Under the new bill, three kinds of people will become eligible for an HSA for whom rules had previously been either murky or prohibitive.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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Keeping more than five outside linebackers would be prohibitive to roster building, so Ojabo very easily could be looking for a new team later this summer. DeFabo: Even though some have speculated that Watt could be traded, that feels unlikely.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
8 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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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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In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January—some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in history—one of the first things California governor Gavin Newsom did was to sign an executive order suspending environmental rules around rebuilding.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
19 July 2025
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But training those drivers is expensive, Merrifield said, so colleges can’t necessarily afford to enroll more students.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 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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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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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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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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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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