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  • present tense form of cost (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cost.
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The benefit is fairly modest, averaging about $9,000 per child annually, in a country where childcare costs can exceed $30,000 a year.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

The partner revenue split is also significant, though likely not as much as training costs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

But unlike with Switzerland, shipping goods between Canada and the EU comes with substantial transport costs and Europe will never replace the American market for Canada.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

In an interview with the BBC last week, Chancellor John Healey called for a restoration of "confidence about Britain" despite acknowledging the challenge of "historic high" borrowing costs.

From BBC Sep. 13, 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




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