eye-watering
Britishadjective
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A blockbuster court battle is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of California in a $1.4-trillion contest with existential stakes and potentially eye-watering payouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
But large tech firms have faced criticism for passing such costs to consumers - particularly when it can mean paying eye-watering amounts for products released years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Energy-storage-related stocks such as Fluence Energy and Tesla trade at even more eye-watering multiples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But that has fuelled concerns over overheating, and questions over when the eye-watering amounts ploughed into developing AI and building new data centres will reap returns.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
For a nation grappling with the Depression, that was an eye-watering sum.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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