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The Americans are the prohibitive favorites again at this year’s Games in Paris.
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Julia Wall, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
On the Upper East Side, that cost may be less prohibitive than in other locations.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2024
On the other hand, the price of admission to the matches is becoming increasingly prohibitive.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
But Trump’s decision on Monday, announced during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, could also define the GOP for the four or eight years after that should Vance become the party’s prohibitive favorite in 2028.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 July 2024
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Julia Wall, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
On the Upper East Side, that cost may be less prohibitive than in other locations.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2024
On the other hand, the price of admission to the matches is becoming increasingly prohibitive.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
But Trump’s decision on Monday, announced during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, could also define the GOP for the four or eight years after that should Vance become the party’s prohibitive favorite in 2028.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 July 2024
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitive. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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