at a premium
Example Sentences
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Traders and merchants have been sending large volumes of refined copper into the U.S., where prices have traded at a premium amid the prospect of new import duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Branded products selling at a premium above a generic alternative is completely normal in any market,” spokesperson Jim Stanley said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
So Hormuz blocks commodity exports, Yuntianhua buys fertilizer inputs at a premium, then Beijing reduces global supply by restricting phosphate exports — and fertilizer prices go up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Also, the rest of the term structure is sloping upwards, and the futures are trading at a premium to VIX.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
However, where personal space is at a premium, tensions are apt to spike much more quickly than in a place where one’s battle cry reaches maybe ten neighbors instead of a hundred.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
