expensive

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Here are some of the factors that make U.S. healthcare the most expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The fancy buckets are expensive to produce, but Cinemark considers them worthwhile because they augment popcorn and soda sales, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Brinkman noted that Tesla’s recent poor sales performance is adding to its “free-cash-flow woes” as the company plans for its most expensive year yet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"Getting there is very expensive and dropping out is very expensive," said Maguire.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“But Fig’s treatment is too expensive for my parents, so I talked them into letting me help raise money. So here I am.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas