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cost

[kawst, kost] / kɔst, kɒst /






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“We need to act urgently. We are therefore working on our cost structures and pressing ahead with efficiency measures.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Last year the company said it would kill its much-hyped electric F-150 pickup, which cost between $50,000 and about $77,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

It said the cost of bringing pothole-plagued local roads in England and Wales up to scratch would be an estimated £18.6bn and it could take 12 years to clear despite an increase in funding.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Relaxed security, Houthi attacks, and internal Somali crises are fueling piracy, which previously cost the global economy $18 billion annually.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

It was a victory won at a cost of more than 4,000 American lives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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