expensive
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Porsche, facing dramatic sales declines in China, announced its own plan earlier this month to bolster its business by offering more expensive vehicles rather than chasing volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
As people consume more power, they are bumped into Tier 2, where electricity is more expensive, with the highest rates in Tier 3, which is only in effect from June through September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Alternative options, the 23-year-old added, were "Wetherspoons, sitting in the park or getting a prohibitively expensive taxi back from another town or city".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Formula 1 is an expensive pursuit and far wealthier nations have already seen their ambitions backfire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Guh. I heard him going on about how expensive his new shirt was yesterday, by my locker. His new salmon-colored button-down. He must have called it his ‘salmon-colored button-down’ about ten times in a minute.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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