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pay through the nose



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In other words, clients will manage their own portfolios rather than pay through the nose for fees.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Housing Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC that reselling for profit was “hugely damaging to individuals having to pay through the nose for tickets.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

On the islands this can be much harder and the lack of choice means most locals have no option but to pay through the nose.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2022

That might not sound like much, but consider that many Americans are unemployed, pay through the nose for private child care, and/or are already extremely unhappy at the prospect of wearing a mask.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2020

Why pay through the nose for contractors when you can do it yourself? he always said.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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