cost
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Securing safe shipping routes through the area was important because of the impact the crisis is having on energy prices and the cost of living, he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Whatever the cause, chemical attacks that leave greens severely discolored can be a major cost, particularly because tending to turf is an art and a science, according to agronomists and golf course staffers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Hegseth estimated that the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so far, far higher than the $30 billion figure the Pentagon only recently gave to lawmakers.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
See: The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I have the documentation right here. Sara Martinez will no longer cost the taxpayers a penny.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Polling from the last year suggests healthcare costs remain among the top issues for voters in the November midterms, alongside the rising cost of gas, groceries and housing.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Under an original agreement from 2012, Canada would collect all toll revenue until it recouped its construction costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Traders sold U.S. government bonds on concerns that higher energy costs could lift inflation and trigger the Fed to take action on interest rates perhaps sooner than previously expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Rather than send wheat to Minneapolis to be processed, incurring high transportation costs, farmers and the state banded together to form the North Dakota Mill, the only state-owned mill in the United States.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it costs me a lot.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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At a launch event in Edinburgh, Findlay described the manifesto as "comprehensive, costed and credible".
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
An official process looking at whether the proposed area met the criteria for a national park was run by Natural Resources Wales between 2022-25, and costed approximately £700,000 a year.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Millar said his "raft of credible and fully costed positive policies" for Wales included cutting income tax by a penny in the pound, and cutting waiting lists in the NHS by declaring a health emergency.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
He said crime costed the British economy £170bn, adding: "It isn't really a question of can we afford to do this - it is really a question of can we afford not to do this?"
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
“Don’t see how. When my daddy died last year this April it costed one hundred and fifty dollars. ’
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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That’s costing companies more to borrow, while concern has been growing about potential data-center overbuilding and what U.S. companies might achieve from those investments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
In total, around half her inventory was destroyed in the strikes on the warehouses near Moscow and in southern Russia, costing more than $160,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
According to Thomas, the program is costing the city about $200,000 per year, but the projected income from the citations will help cover the cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It is unlikely the government will want to continue running the business in the long term as it is costing it more than a million pounds a day.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
My bank balance was down to $133.26, with each copy costing a dime, but like Mrs. Smith had said, got to go big.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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