at a premium
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This is postseason baseball, where the best pitchers take center stage and runs are at a premium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Electronic Arts bondholders alleged a $1.4 billion debt default, escalating a dispute over whether the videogame maker must pay them off at a premium after going private in the largest leveraged buyout of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A bond trading at a premium to par will have a current yield below the coupon.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Data centers need large amounts of power around the clock, so reliable generation is at a premium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And the kind of medicine Peeta needs would have been at a premium from the beginning.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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