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How to pronounce prohibitively in British English
“prohibitively” pronunciation by British speakers
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equitable, timely, and not prohibitively expensive.
The Scottish Parliament
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for which the latest drugs are prohibitively expensive this week has seen the final report of
UK Parliament
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