as in cost
to have a price of
the house is selling for $200,000
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That dress, which cost thirty-eight ninety-nine, still hung limply in the store, twinkling.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
Fight tariffs that are devastating agriculture and costing Idaho businesses millions of dollars.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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West Texas Intermediate Crude, which comes from American producers, fetched about $95.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Nagle’s high is just under $55,000, fetched in 2012 for Criminal Negligee, 2012, at Christie’s Paris in 2021.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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“Sold (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sold%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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