pricy
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As a result, many grads took out mortgage-sized debts to pursue pricy degrees, many of which don’t pay off in future income.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Are there pricy holiday traditions you can’t imagine living without?
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025
Meta told the Verge that they costs about $10,000 per pair to make because the lenses for the current prototypes are made with pricy silicon carbide.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
But a heads up: booking last minute means things will be pricy.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024
Varieties: The best are the very pricy Armado series sold by Territorial.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve
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