costly
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Identifying an efficient route to ignition could help engineers design more practical systems while avoiding costly mistakes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
But a government watchdog recently cleared Powell of criminal wrongdoing in a costly Fed renovation project, and US Attorney General Todd Blanche said he would not reopen an investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Chronic low back pain is a debilitating and costly medical issue that affects 13% of Americans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Gunners have not won a WSL title since 2019 and it has been a familiar story each year as slow starts have ultimately proven costly.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Their new, higher rents meant that they'd have to cut back on their spending, to work longer hours, or try to wean themselves off their costly psychiatrists.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Mejuri would also face import taxes on those costlier shipments to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending and economic growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Higher bond yields also hit the rental market, making it costlier for developers to build and pushing landlords to demand higher rents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
This means that higher yields, like we have now, make it costlier to finance a home.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 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
It was among the costliest civil disturbances in American history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
This is probably the least costly option, but also the costliest politically.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
Geological Survey warned the earthquakes had the potential to rank among the deadliest and costliest in the country’s history, projecting a death toll in the tens of thousands and billions of dollars in economic losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He called Burnham a “colossal merchandiser” fixated on building the biggest, tallest, costliest structures.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
