pricey
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She admits it can be pricey but says she doesn't mind spending a little more as an occasional treat.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
At least nine companies sell pricey pesticide treatments or natural oil sprays for the backyard that are supposed to repel deer, or ticks, sparking an angry debate over whether they also endanger pets and pollinators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A return to industrial musicals in the age of A.I. didn’t strike me as a solution for all the woes afflicting the performing arts, from pricey tickets to the increasingly blatant corporatization of the arts.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Two decades after the German camera maker was close to bankruptcy, its pricey, retro designs have helped make it a rare European manufacturing success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Yes, it's pricey, but these people, they're made of money.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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Chipotle shares, meanwhile, have fallen 11.7% over that period, amid a bigger fast-casual slump and malaise over pricier “slop bowls” that have become a staple in that segment of the restaurant industry.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
While Austin is one of the more expensive cities in Texas, its cost of living is relatively moderate compared with pricier cities on the East and West coasts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
It can also make them pricier to run.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Nevertheless, for households in the 21-nation euro area, another hike will still mean pricier mortgages, consumer credit and other loans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Trying a cheaper drug instead of a pricier one is called “step therapy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
AMD, Marvell, Corning, and Bloom Energy were among the priciest stocks hit by valuation declines, according to Trivariate Research.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
At $130 million, it’s one of the priciest home sales ever in Los Angeles — but perhaps a bargain, depending on how you look at it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The priciest options are designed especially for athletes, and Dos Santos -- who himself lost two legs in a car accident -- has visited this cohort following the quakes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Automakers tend to put the techiest features in their priciest models, but buyers of those cars skew older and may be more likely to reject new technology, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Then she mutters, “The priciest priceless little Penny ever.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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