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[kawst, kost] / kɔst, kɒst /






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The prospective high cost of developing and constructing a new heavy bomber with similar features, he said, has also led military officials to opt instead for upgrading the current aging fleet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

As gold offers no yield, the opportunity cost of holding it rises when interest rates increase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Josh Woods, the firm’s chief technology officer, said the company can run key workloads at a 30% lower cost and up to four times as fast with TPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Repairs are extraordinarily expensive, and every pound launched into orbit still carries a significant cost.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

But it was won at the cost of a million Russian casualties, a staggering loss from which the czar’s armies would never recover.

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




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