costliest

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Later in the year, Jaguar Land Rover was attacked, in what became the costliest cyber event in UK history.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Tesla was already set to make 2026 its costliest year on record — by far.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

That payout, the costliest of the period, stemmed from a March 2021 911 call for Isaias Cervantes, a deaf man who was in the throes of a mental health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Natural disasters in North America caused the costliest damage, with overall losses at $133 billion, and insured losses $93 billion, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 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