expensive

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Some seafarers on the trapped vessels face dwindling fresh water and food supplies, and restocking is difficult and expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

As a result, the city has been paying for them to live in expensive motel rooms for long stretches, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

One reason the FDE model has historically been unappetizing to tech companies is that it’s expensive, D.A.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The Netherlands has the most expensive diesel in Europe at more than $2.80 a litre, according to research by the RAC, a British motoring organisation.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Penelope asked, for after her painful lesson of the previous day, she knew it would be optoomuchstic to try to find Lord Fredrick’s club by, say, following the smell of expensive cigars.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood