as in cost
to have a price of
the house is selling for $200,000
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For example, Category 7 Hyatt hotels cost 25,000 points per night (for standard nights).—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
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Zelensky reminded the audience that every Ukrainian power plant had been hit, and that every kilometer Russia seized cost them 156 lives, by Ukraine’s count.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The younger Kirksey also fetched footballs and equipment for Rice and Owens with the San Francisco 49ers as a ball boy during grade school.—
Mike Kaye
February 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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The 6,000-square-foot, 2-story restaurant building fetched $388 per square foot.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Sold (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sold%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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