cheap
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After several flops, he struck it big when he scooped up buildings on the cheap during the global financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Asked about the £3.85 price, she said: "Depends how nice it is - if it's nice, proper ice cream then yeah, not cheap Mr Whippy though."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
His family acquired on the cheap a museum-quality collection of Old Master and French Impressionist paintings, which they displayed in their various idiosyncratic homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Is there anything shelf-stable worth stocking up on while it’s cheap?
From Salon • May 22, 2026
His shoes dug a path into the cheap Fox Run carpet.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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