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Recent Examples of costly Russia’s long and costly fight to subjugate Ukraine has absorbed most of its military and diplomatic focus. Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025 Environmentalists had pushed for the requirements to protect taxpayers from being held responsible for costly environmental cleanups. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025 The chain's website shows eight 24-hour locations in and around the city. − Kyla A Sanford, Tallahassee Democrat Storm will be costly to businesses AccuWeather issue a preliminary estimate of $14-$17 billion across the South for total damage and economic loss from the snow, ice and extreme cold. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned more than 12,000 structures and are expected to be the most costly fires in American history, with estimates ranging from $50 billion to $150 billion. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for costly 

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“Costly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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