prohibitive
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Katz wrote in an email that the extra expense of around $2,000 per device were “cost prohibitive and detrimental to public safety.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
At Huntington School in York, a group of business students wanted to put an end to prohibitive pricing and make sure looking good for the celebration would not break the bank.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes came into the 2026 playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s prohibitive favorites to make the Stanley Cup Finals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
In reality, the two are complementary: Quantum systems are expected to act as powerful supplements, tackling problems that would otherwise take prohibitive time, energy, or processing power to solve.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Reluctantly, Foley, Simosi, and their teams concluded that the cost of extracting these statues would be prohibitive.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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