costly

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Because error rates now carry financial penalties, states are under pressure to invest in staffing, technology and oversight — costly upgrades that many can’t afford, but are necessary to avoid even larger future liabilities.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

OPEC+, as it’s known, “expressed concern regarding attacks on energy infrastructure, noting that restoring damaged energy assets to full capacity is both costly and takes a long time, thereby affecting overall supply availability.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

American patients have also been using more care recently, including costly hospital treatment and expensive new drugs for weight loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But tech analyst Paolo Pescatore said the computer, targeted at business users, was "far too costly", unable to succeed commercially.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The Thunderhead allowed us to make that costly mistake, leaving the Scythedom to wallow in its own regret to this very day.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman