prohibitive
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They admitted no wrongdoing, but because the prohibitive cost of going to trial was seen as a greater financial risk for those huge platforms.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Even if parents can find child care, its high cost can be prohibitive, sometimes leading to young parents with low-paying jobs leaving the workforce.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Under its pricing model, residents of larger, more affluent towns subsidise isolated areas where costs would otherwise be prohibitive.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Some small businesses find that the paperwork and legal costs make it prohibitive to use the first sale rule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
But scholarships were few and far between, and the cost of private schooling was prohibitive for all but a privileged few.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing prohibitive
Outliers
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Challenge, List 3
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