as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of prohibitive
The costs could be especially prohibitive in cases involving multiple officers or agencies, leading to potentially significant delays or restrictions in access to public records.
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Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
For charging companies, pricey urban real estate and prohibitive installation costs can make DC chargers a non-starter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
While one source said the legal action is ongoing, the litigation is not creating any prohibitive financial distress for VREG.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
For individuals with substantial assets but low liquidity, the tax creates a prohibitive financial barrier.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
For charging companies, pricey urban real estate and prohibitive installation costs can make DC chargers a non-starter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
While one source said the legal action is ongoing, the litigation is not creating any prohibitive financial distress for VREG.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
For individuals with substantial assets but low liquidity, the tax creates a prohibitive financial barrier.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitive
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Meanwhile, Hawaii has long struggled with exorbitant housing costs.Tom Joyce | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
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In response to growing concerns about exorbitant executive salaries, U.S. lawmakers implemented a cap on the tax deductibility of these payments.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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In business, Dolan was formidable but never unreasonable.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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The excellence and the longevity are unreasonable to match or even approach.Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Unlike Maryland, Virginia doesn’t commit to unaffordable programs just to virtue-signal.Matt Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
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Home and auto insurance premiums soared to unaffordable levels.Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The least expensive gas is in Georgia’s northern neighbor.Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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In her youth, Susan’s hair was the stuff of legend: that elusive strawberry blonde shade that usually requires an expensive colorist's help.Monica Ainley, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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The results have been a large increase in energy costs for households and industry, driven by levies to subsidise uneconomic generation, and rising volatility in electricity markets accompanied by a higher risk of power outages in future.Gordon Hughes, National Review, 13 May 2024
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Car-makers have warned that U.K. electric-vehicle manufacturing may become uneconomic under the existing U.K.-EU trade deal, which from 2024 requires 45% of the value of EVs to come from the U.K. or EU to avoid tariffs.WSJ, WSJ, 2 June 2023
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But looking at how quickly the dynamics could have changed with Love and the Packers, the Niners’ patience could be costly.Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Productive disagreements keep the CEO grounded and prevent costly missteps, creating a collaborative environment even in the face of opposing views.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Projections were giving the BJP fewer than 200 seats, a steep drop from its previous total of 303, and a result that would spell the end of its parliamentary majority.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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The shoreline is mostly rugged and rocky, with pines marching up steep, often-foggy slopes.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Benn’s game declined after playing a net-front role in Dallas, and his pricey contract only complicated things.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The city intends to cut in half the bountiful Central West TIF that blankets much of the West Loop, while some TIFs west of Ogden Avenue are expected to be extended and others in areas where popular restaurants, shops and pricey properties are located will likely expire.A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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