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Consider this buying on the cheap — Peralta posted a .710 OPS after returning to shortstop to finish 2010 (while the Tigers finished well out of the playoff race), then rebounded to make two All-Star teams in the next three seasons with the Tigers (though that included a sizable PED suspension).
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Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Meanwhile, there’s a whole generation of deer hunters, inspired by the likes of The Hunting Public and Whitetail Adrenaline, who dream of hitting the road to chase big bucks out of state, on the cheap.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
Possible retirement spots include the capital pf Amsterdam and the college towns of Leiden, Delft and Tilburg.
Florida on the cheap, with fewer hurricanes
With a sunny, warm climate, Panama might seem like an extension of Florida.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
And there is the 21st-century warfare of surveillance and explosives-laden drones terrorizing the civilian population on the cheap.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
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Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Meanwhile, there’s a whole generation of deer hunters, inspired by the likes of The Hunting Public and Whitetail Adrenaline, who dream of hitting the road to chase big bucks out of state, on the cheap.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
Possible retirement spots include the capital pf Amsterdam and the college towns of Leiden, Delft and Tilburg.
Florida on the cheap, with fewer hurricanes
With a sunny, warm climate, Panama might seem like an extension of Florida.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
And there is the 21st-century warfare of surveillance and explosives-laden drones terrorizing the civilian population on the cheap.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
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“On the cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cheap. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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