as in uneconomical
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Recent Examples of unaffordable
How about the rest of us, with CEQA and CCA restricting the supply of new homes, making California homes unaffordable?
Aren’t the Palisades largely populated by wealthy Hollywood Democratic donors, who are also vociferous environmental activists?
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Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
In the end, a requirement for galvanized steel heating vents, which would have required opening the ceiling at an unaffordable cost, prompted her heart-wrenching decision to close.
—Ronnie Cohen, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Natural disasters and rising construction costs are driving up insurance premiums, while surging HOA fees are also making homes increasingly unaffordable for buyers.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Unlike Maryland, Virginia doesn’t commit to unaffordable programs just to virtue-signal.
—Matt Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unaffordable 
Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
In the end, a requirement for galvanized steel heating vents, which would have required opening the ceiling at an unaffordable cost, prompted her heart-wrenching decision to close.
—Ronnie Cohen, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Natural disasters and rising construction costs are driving up insurance premiums, while surging HOA fees are also making homes increasingly unaffordable for buyers.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Unlike Maryland, Virginia doesn’t commit to unaffordable programs just to virtue-signal.
—Matt Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unaffordable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
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After last year’s exorbitant moves, the stock market in 2025 is depending more on company fundamentals to justify a further rise.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Given the state’s already exorbitant taxes, that likely means cutting spending on less consequential priorities.—
The Editors,
National Review,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Stigma, prohibitive costs, and scheduling conflicts create a substantial gap between those who need help and those who receive it.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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And the two years left on his deal are prohibitive for any team, even at a relatively low cost.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Reddit Reacts Reddit users supported OP, pointing out the unreasonable nature of the neighbor's behavior.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should examine everything that happened during the traffic stop or just the split seconds when the officer feared for his safety in deciding whether the officer can be tried for unreasonable force.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Massachusetts is the most expensive state in terms of basic costs for a family of four, according to a 2024 SmartAsset study.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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This season has been particularly rocky for head coach Ruben Amorim’s men, and Antony has been a bit-part player—adding to his status as among the most expensive disappointments in the division’s history.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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With accurate forecasts, manufacturers can coordinate with suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of specific components, avoiding costly production delays.—
Michael Amori,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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If approved, the new plan would end the costliest corporate bankruptcy resulting from the U.S. opioid crisis.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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This pick is also available in four other colors and a variety of smaller and larger sizes, but the oatmeal hue offers the steepest discount.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those steep canyons were too treacherous to hike into—a broken ankle would require an air evacuation—so the crew’s assignment was to create a mile-long containment line in the peaks west of Mount Wilson Observatory.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Which means that that most are pricey and some aren’t even available yet.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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There is the matter of Deion’s pricey buyout at Colorado, reportedly in the area of $8 million to $10 million.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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