at a cost
idiom
: by giving up something else
He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.
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In 2022, the Florida Department of Transportation applied for a federal grant that included 33 miles of fencing and vegetation to border the tracks, at a cost of nearly $19 million.
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Under the nationwide settlement, the companies will offer a free repair to all eligible vehicles at a cost that could top $500 million, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
—Jack Dura, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Under the nationwide settlement, the companies will offer a free repair to all eligible vehicles at a cost that could top $500 million, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
From 2014 to 2017, Malaysia, Australia and China searched 120,000 square kilometers of seafloor at a cost of roughly $155 million (more than $200 million today).
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Under the nationwide settlement, the companies will offer a free repair to all eligible vehicles at a cost that could top $500 million, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
—Jack Dura, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Under the nationwide settlement, the companies will offer a free repair to all eligible vehicles at a cost that could top $500 million, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
From 2014 to 2017, Malaysia, Australia and China searched 120,000 square kilometers of seafloor at a cost of roughly $155 million (more than $200 million today).
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025
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