expensive
Example Sentences
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Computing remained very expensive despite the new technology, owing to what mathematicians call the tyranny of numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"When it suddenly gets so expensive, customers have a psychological barrier," Tam told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
While some people have the interest and patience to figure out how these expensive appliances work, others don’t understand the long-term maintenance and costs associated with owning them, Linn said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
You do know reversals are expensive and aren't always successful?
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Since photography was expensive, the only image parents often had was of their child’s corpse.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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