expense
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SpaceX expects to list its stock later next week, but the prospect of another trillion-dollar-plus company hitting the market may be causing investors to reposition at the expense of other major tech names.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Some of the expanding growth, though, is likely to be double edged - it may be at the expense of environmental damage in other locations.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The fund’s gross expense ratio is 1.26%, but expenses are being limited to 1.24% at least until April 30, 2027.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
VOO charges an expense ratio of 0.03% vs.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The conductor asked her for the five-cent fare, and Anthony said in a loud voice, “I am traveling at the expense of the government. Ask him for my fare.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Vocabulary lists containing expense
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Middle School
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