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[kawst, kost] / kɔst, kɒst /






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This session, he chaired the Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, modeled after Elon Musk’s federal cost- and service-cutting committee, and helped establish a Texas Cyber Command, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency priorities.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

The researchers noted that existing computational methods are cost- and time-intensive.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

“Given the challenging times ahead, we accelerated several cost- and cash- containment measures to safeguard our financial performance.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

"We are not going to negotiate a contract that is cost- neutral or with concessions," Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien said in a statement late on Monday.

From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023

Relying on information polled from hundreds of middle-class non-churchgoers, some enterprising ministers came up with a product bound to please: nothing boring or aggressive; cost- efficiency; comfortable seating; no organ.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai




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