prohibitively
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Those that exceed the limit, however, face a levy of 200% to nearly 300%, making it prohibitively costly for both foreign producers and consumers to sell in Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
While small numbers of private taxis and buses continue to serve other cities, they are prohibitively expensive -- up to 200 times the price of the state alternative.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
That puts it at an advantage in the current artificial-intelligence era, the company said, because it can “provide novel, high-value data that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive or altogether unattainable” for training models.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Top-tier Derby tickets, too, are now prohibitively expensive for most locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Since the federal budget that year was less than $7 million, the critics seem to be right when they conclude that the costs were not just daunting but also prohibitively expensive.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
