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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Trump's willingness to touch the hot stove of tariffs — even at the cost of higher consumer prices, a stock market slump, and disruption to America's deepest international relationships — is far higher than any president's in living memory.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Digital nomads prioritize lifestyle, but not necessarily at the cost of serious business growth.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In other words, people are being ordered back to their seats to cover the bosses’ behind, even at the cost of rankling employees.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Americans enjoyed the fruits of cheap goods made around the world, at the cost of a diminished domestic manufacturing base.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Digital nomads prioritize lifestyle, but not necessarily at the cost of serious business growth.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In other words, people are being ordered back to their seats to cover the bosses’ behind, even at the cost of rankling employees.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Americans enjoyed the fruits of cheap goods made around the world, at the cost of a diminished domestic manufacturing base.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the cost of
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“At the cost of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20cost%20of. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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