How to pronounce prohibitively

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“prohibitively” in real sentences

76 clips in the index · 7 American · 42 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. equitable, timely, and not prohibitively expensive.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. IKEA doesn't have fire insurance, saying it's prohibitively expensive.

    RNZ · hear it here

  3. As Angus knows, as Chantal knows, electricity in the Caribbean is prohibitively expensive.

    British Library · hear it here

  4. for which the latest drugs are prohibitively expensive this week has seen the final report of

    UK Parliament · hear it here

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