at the cost of
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: by giving up or hurting (something else)
She completed the project on time but at the cost of her health.
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Premiering July 18, the series spotlights the chariot racers and gladiators who kept the Roman masses entertained at Circus Maximus and later the Colosseum, many of them involuntarily and often at the cost of their lives.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 July 2024
Those aren’t the most prolific slugging numbers, but Nimmo didn’t want to add power at the cost of subtracting from his abilities to get on base and put the ball in the play.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Because of their inability to develop startling pitching, the Yankees have had to continually resort to importing it, either through free agency or Japan or Cuba at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
By abetting Qatar’s support for Hamas, Israel was essentially buying short-term peace—but at the cost of its long-term national security, given that Doha’s funds likely helped Hamas expand its military wing.
—Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 July 2024
Those aren’t the most prolific slugging numbers, but Nimmo didn’t want to add power at the cost of subtracting from his abilities to get on base and put the ball in the play.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Because of their inability to develop startling pitching, the Yankees have had to continually resort to importing it, either through free agency or Japan or Cuba at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
By abetting Qatar’s support for Hamas, Israel was essentially buying short-term peace—but at the cost of its long-term national security, given that Doha’s funds likely helped Hamas expand its military wing.
—Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
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