prohibitive
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But the cost for the company’s walkthroughs is actually far less prohibitive than their celebrity cachet might suggest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Seniors’ options are limited when Medigap costs become prohibitive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The former vice president, U.S senator and California attorney general would have been a prohibitive favorite to end that gendered streak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
No longer was Sinner the dominant force in tennis, the steamroller who had come in riding a 30-match winning streak and the prohibitive favorite to win his first French Open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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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