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With warmer weather outside, demand for tomatoes is on the rise, but the produce is costing a pretty penny, impacting some restaurants in southwestern Pennsylvania.
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Lauren Linder, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The lot is likely to fetch a pretty penny, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, livers go for a pretty penny on the black market, which means Ritchson's character has to fight a bunch of bad guys who really want to steal that liver.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
However, building a network of low Earth orbit satellites costs a pretty penny, and the company has also faced questions about this spending in recent years .
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Linder, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The lot is likely to fetch a pretty penny, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, livers go for a pretty penny on the black market, which means Ritchson's character has to fight a bunch of bad guys who really want to steal that liver.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
However, building a network of low Earth orbit satellites costs a pretty penny, and the company has also faced questions about this spending in recent years .
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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“A pretty penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20pretty%20penny. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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