expensive
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The strategy is expensive: first-quarter revenue rose 5% to 315.7 billion yuan, but net income fell 53% to 5.1 billion yuan as fulfillment, R&D, and marketing costs rose.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Buying a first home has become a family affair as young adults are caught in the most expensive housing market in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Higher fuel prices and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel more expensive as Memorial Day kicks off the summer season in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
It's a much longer and expensive route for India to get energy shipments from the US.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
His expensive royal clothes hadn’t survived any better—there were more tears and rips in his tunic than there were clean spots.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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