cheap
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For these players, the investments tended to be cheap compared to the potential gains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Reid points out, because “Japanese inflation has been relatively low globally, while its currency slumped, Japan now stands out among its developed market peers as being extremely cheap when converting to dollars .”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Rivelino Rodriguez, chef lecturer at The Guernsey Institute, said the project was designed to give parents "inspiration for cheap adaptable meals that taste good without all the additives and preservatives found in ready-made foods".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A shoddy cable—one somebody bought online, picked up at the gas station or that came with some random cheap electronics—might be at fault.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As Grandma said often, nothing good is free or cheap.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Merz also took aim at China for allegedly under-valuing its currency, the yuan, making the country's exports cheaper abroad.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Prices across the industry have fallen because fewer people are buying diamonds than in the past, especially in China, and there is stiff competition from much cheaper lab-grown gems.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A flood of Chinese goods into Russia has inundated domestic producers with cars, heavy machinery, textiles and even chicken breasts that are cheaper and often of better quality than what Russian companies can produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Apart from phones and rentals, strategist Jim Reid notes Tokyo restaurants are cheaper than Warsaw and Prague, and a two-thirds cheaper than New York or Zurich.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Bible, while a little harder to come by, was cheaper in the long run.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Because crackers, even very good ones, remain one of the cheapest building blocks of a party.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Citi is roughly tied with Wells Fargo as the cheapest among the six largest U.S. banks by forward P/E valuation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
"We do come here because it is the cheapest in the area," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
At the moment, they are also the cheapest option for data centers looking for off-grid, natural-gas-fueled power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Daniel the computer geek showed me how to do it, where to buy the cheapest parts, how to assemble them, how to repair them.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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