prohibitive
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In Madrid and in Lisbon, frustration has focused on the prohibitive price tag attached to housing.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"If you were to fall out with your flatmates or if you decide that university is not for you, being locked into a full-term contract can be really prohibitive financially," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The researchers found that many leading classical simulation methods would face prohibitive runtimes when attempting the same task.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The entry of two rivals suggests barriers to entry into indocyanine green products which UltraGreen.ai manufactures are less prohibitive than previously assumed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Reluctantly, Foley, Simosi, and their teams concluded that the cost of extracting these statues would be prohibitive.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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