exorbitant
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"For this reason we've decided to stock up now, before prices become exorbitant," Geywitz said.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
The public is already familiar with the exorbitant capital spending of the world’s largest tech companies as they race to build up their AI capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Lacking options, many displaced people therefore have to find relatives who can host them or pay exorbitant rents to landlords, explained Fadi Al-Halabi, executive director in Lebanon of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Shelters were full, and landlords were demanding — and getting — exorbitant rents and advance payments that Kareet, who owns a pet shop specializing in birds, simply couldn’t afford.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
She reasoned, perhaps, that he did not want to pay the exorbitant rents that everyone was charging now that the world’s fair was under way.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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