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as in cheap
costing little
throughout the trip we ate at bargain-basement restaurants in order to save money
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as in inferior
of low quality
bargain-basement shoes that fell apart after a week
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Recent Examples of bargain-basement
After Disney+ launched in 2019 at a bargain-basement price, the company put its efforts into producing dozens of shows specifically for the streamer, in an attempt to build subscriber interest and loyalty.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Yet precisely because of the genre’s typically bargain-basement production costs, its ultrazealous fandom, and a powerful word-of-mouth pass-along arguably unmatched throughout cinema, horror can seem at risk of becoming a victim of its own success.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
At the same time, sellers have been reluctant to give up bargain-basement mortgage rates obtained before the Federal Reserve started raising borrowing costs in the winter of 2022 to control inflation.
—Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
Thanks for the high-quality defensive lineman — among the scarcest resources in football — for the bargain-basement price.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
The company, which runs more than 1,300 stores across 48 states, is one of the country’s largest closeout retailers and specializes in offering bargain-basement pricing on all things home.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
The East Side, the Star’s examination shows, is instead an intricate patchwork of local and outside ownership where thousands of homes and parcels in recent years have been picked up at bargain-basement prices by individuals, small investors and billion-dollar private equity firms.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
On that page were other fancy bikes available for purchase at bargain-basement prices, including one from Santa Clara, another from San Jose, and a rare white mountain bike from the Ugandan brand Gorilla.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The interior is sparse, but its fresh design focusing on minimalism and sustainability creates a feel that's bespoke, not bargain-basement.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Yet precisely because of the genre’s typically bargain-basement production costs, its ultrazealous fandom, and a powerful word-of-mouth pass-along arguably unmatched throughout cinema, horror can seem at risk of becoming a victim of its own success.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
At the same time, sellers have been reluctant to give up bargain-basement mortgage rates obtained before the Federal Reserve started raising borrowing costs in the winter of 2022 to control inflation.
—Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
Thanks for the high-quality defensive lineman — among the scarcest resources in football — for the bargain-basement price.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
The company, which runs more than 1,300 stores across 48 states, is one of the country’s largest closeout retailers and specializes in offering bargain-basement pricing on all things home.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
The East Side, the Star’s examination shows, is instead an intricate patchwork of local and outside ownership where thousands of homes and parcels in recent years have been picked up at bargain-basement prices by individuals, small investors and billion-dollar private equity firms.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
On that page were other fancy bikes available for purchase at bargain-basement prices, including one from Santa Clara, another from San Jose, and a rare white mountain bike from the Ugandan brand Gorilla.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The interior is sparse, but its fresh design focusing on minimalism and sustainability creates a feel that's bespoke, not bargain-basement.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain-basement
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The trade-off for the cheaper prices comes in slower shipping speeds.Katie Tarasov,Devan Burris, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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But coal has been losing ground in recent years, as the U.S. has steadily come to rely more on cheap natural gas and renewable energy sources — and less on coal.Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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One Czech general later recalled that Israel’s performance in that operation made the Soviet Union realize how inferior its technology was to its Cold War rivals.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Millions of Jews were murdered at those camps during the Holocaust, alongside political opponents of the Nazi regime and members of groups declared to be racially or biologically inferior, such as Roma and homosexuals.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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This is a reasonable request and a fair expectation.Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, offering a reasonable grace period can allow employees time to adapt to the new policy.Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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That would be a terrible mistake, the Fienberg brothers argued in a Dec. 17 letter that addressed only Bowers’s federal death sentence.David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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The thermometers are inexpensive and sold at grocery stores, hardware stores, big-box retailers and online.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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For Yankees, abundant possibilities at first The Yankees appear increasingly likely to go with a more inexpensive option at first base than Alonso or Walker, according to sources briefed on their pursuits.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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His role comes a year after a poor performance in his Madison Square Garden debut just eight games into his NBA career: 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and a block.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Visibility was poor because of the long shadows of winter morning.James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Or a wholly new affordable vehicle in its own right?Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Here are 20 of the most affordable picks from the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Millennial comedians let rotten bureaucrats go unprotested.Armond White, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, if the new Council commission ended up pushing rotten ideas like getting rid of term limits, then the mayor’s commission could issue their own proposals, which would automatically supersede the Council’s measures from the ballot.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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