costly
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It requires updating, and in some cases, completely replacing, existing machinery, which can be costly and time consuming.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Maintaining one home is obviously far less costly than maintaining two separate homes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Iran faces an enormous, costly and time-consuming effort to dig out from under the damage caused by the U.S. and Israeli attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Like other big tech companies such as Google and Amazon, Tesla has faced questions about the payoff from its ambitious and costly technology buildout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Why then did they not court her in the proper way for a lady of family and fortune by giving her costly gifts?
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
After the former Pfizer headquarters faced the risk of partial collapse, developers expect costlier safety reviews and insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But their coverage tends to be skimpier and often costlier than policies sold by travel insurers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending, employment, and economic growth.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
The BOJ faces a tricky trade-off: Raising interest rates could help lower inflation but higher rates also make borrowing costlier, increasing expenses for the government and businesses.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
But they bowed to Sproul’s judgment that losing Lawrence would be even costlier, and voted to cover all the annual operating and maintenance costs that Lawrence had budgeted for the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Local enthusiasm for the tournament had fallen away after co-hosts the United States were knocked out by Belgium on July 6, but tickets for the final still became the costliest in US sporting history.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
It was reported to be the costliest documentary film of all time, even with production costs undisclosed.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Hurricanes still drive high premiums: 46 of the 50 costliest counties nationwide, mostly strung along the Gulf Coast, count hurricanes as their primary threat, according to the Journal’s analysis of data from price-comparison firm Insurify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Later in the year, Jaguar Land Rover was attacked, in what became the costliest cyber event in UK history.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
When Cortes and his Indian allies finally attacked, the Mexica resisted so fiercely despite their weakness that the siege has often been described as the costliest battle in history—casualty estimates range up to 100,000.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
