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[kawst, kost] / kɔst, kɒst /






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Jorge Mas, the billionaire co-owner of the Inter Miami soccer club and a close friend of Rubio, says Trump once asked him what it would cost to rebuild the island.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

For all the talk of a front three who all cost in excess of £100m, Liverpool are becoming a harder side to beat under Iraola.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Wiles revealed that she doesn’t have “these seminal moments where you have to go in and tell the president what he wants to do is unconstitutional or will cost lives. I don’t have that.”

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

The Peterson Foundation’s survey also found 70% of voters think candidates aren’t talking enough about the debt and its impact on the cost of living.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

The Arctic expedition and the American rescue mission had cost a fortune.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

In a November 2021 congressional hearing, Powell signaled that the central bank would need to raise short-term borrowing costs to temper an overheating economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

A California judge turned down a petition to halt surcharges home insurers have been levying policyholders statewide for costs related to the January 2025 wildfires in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

That technology is what has helped SpaceX keep costs down and improve its launch cadence over the years.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

Economists are raising estimates for a key indicator known as the neutral rate of interest—an elusive level where borrowing costs neither restrict nor stimulate growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The curriculum was extremely quantitative, focused on figuring out how to maximize benefits and minimize costs, without much concern for what those benefits achieved and the costs created.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Andrew said any changes must be "backed by a clear, credible and fully costed plan that delivers better care for the public and value for taxpayers".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Exactly how the money would be spent was left to be decided at a later date - with the long overdue and disputed Defence Investment Plan promising to provide the full costed shopping list.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Ap Iorwerth told BBC Wales that his plans are "carefully costed" and "deliverable".

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

The costed options were signed off by the board in December.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

“Don’t see how. When my daddy died last year this April it costed one hundred and fifty dollars. ’

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

The Mint struck its final circulating pennies on Nov. 12, 2025, each one costing 3.69 cents to produce, leaving roughly 300 billion of them in jars, couches and the ashtrays of America.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Osteoarthritis affects 33 million Americans and more than 500 million people worldwide, costing the U.S. roughly $136 billion annually in medical care and lost productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

However, last weekend's Reading and Leeds festival held prices at their 2025 level, with passes costing £325, rising to £361 with early-bird entry.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Due to L.A. being an expensive market and the extra costs, Chris Schroeder, the owner of the production company Lake works with, said the show ended up costing two to three times more.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Mount Carmel, with its strong Catholic-league basketball team and rigorous curriculum, had seemed the best solution—worth the thousands of dollars it was costing my parents.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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