at what price
idiom
—used to suggest that too much was lost, damaged, or given up in order to get or do something
We won the war, but at what price?
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Finally, what nonmilitary alternatives exist to safeguard against a disruption, and at what price?
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Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
The question, regarding many other sales, is at what price.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
The companies negotiate with drugmakers and manage prescription plans for employers and health insurers, influencing what drugs are available at what price for tens of millions of Americans.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
And at what price? The potential Medicare market alone is enormous.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 7 Aug. 2024
Image How did a young nation turn so quickly on its own democratic ideals, and at what price?
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Free-to-play MP games with microtransactions are the new norm at this point, and debates there are about what’s being sold and at what price.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The games organizers have not said what projects the games will fund and at what price.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
There are two basic questions: Who will now be financing the U.S. government’s massive borrowing needs, and at what price?
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
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Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
The question, regarding many other sales, is at what price.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
The companies negotiate with drugmakers and manage prescription plans for employers and health insurers, influencing what drugs are available at what price for tens of millions of Americans.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
And at what price? The potential Medicare market alone is enormous.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 7 Aug. 2024
Image How did a young nation turn so quickly on its own democratic ideals, and at what price?
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Free-to-play MP games with microtransactions are the new norm at this point, and debates there are about what’s being sold and at what price.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The games organizers have not said what projects the games will fund and at what price.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
There are two basic questions: Who will now be financing the U.S. government’s massive borrowing needs, and at what price?
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
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