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• But not at the expense of the culture.
  — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
• This isn’t the first prank to go viral at the expense of young kids.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2023
• Even if all of that comes at the expense of our health or our pocket books.
  — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
• How much money does big money need at the expense of the rest of us?
  — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
• The past is important, but not at the expense of the present.
  — Marni Jameson, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
• This edge isn’t gained at the expense of the liberal arts.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
• Which world regions should be spared at the expense of others?
  — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
• Trump has, on occasion, told jokes at the expense of the dead.
  — Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
• This has been achieved at the expense of human rights, critics say.
  — Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024
• Too much nitrogen can force leafy growth at the expense of healthy root growth.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
• Hotel staff have to stay on the job, sometimes at the expense of their own needs.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
• But its gains have come in tiny increments at the expense of thousands of lives.
  — Susannah George and Serhii Korolchuk, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
• But are workers footing the bill at the expense of their health and well-being?
  — Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
• But doing so at the expense of Bowers just doesn't seem right.
  — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• Wind can help blow pollutants out of an area, though at the expense of downwind sites.
  — Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
• While rear passenger space is great, this hasn’t been achieved at the expense of rear cargo space.
  — James Morris, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
• And the current Dodgers want to win every game, but not at the expense of long-range goals.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
• This all may seem like a lark, a silly bit of fun at the expense of astronomy.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 June 2024
• For one, the olds did not necessarily get rich at the expense of the youngs.
  — Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
• All Sheryl Crow wants to do is have some fun, but not at the expense of her teenage sons!
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• The award show was filled with praise and lighthearted jokes at the expense of Sandler.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2023
• The shadow of this full moon is ego, control, or needing all eyes on you at the expense of others.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
• There’s a scenario where one team’s playoff hopes could survive at the expense of the other.
  — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
• But White said this came at the expense of those with the lower incomes who needed it the most.
  — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• These choices were profit-driven and made at the expense of well-being.
  — Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
• Avoid over feeding plants, which encourages foliage to grow at the expense of blooms.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
• But all that efficiency comes at the expense of something else.
  — Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2023
• The pursuit of short-term profit at the expense of the scene’s long-term health is self-defeating.
  — Andrew Bird, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
• Be open to new people but don’t turn it into a vigorous pursuit at the expense of all else.
  — Shon Faye, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
• But it is not meant and doesn't have to be at the expense of having flexibility.
  — Nik Popli / Aspen, TIME, 30 June 2024