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Darren Mack, who was once held at Rikers and co-founded the Freedom Agenda criminal justice nonprofit, pointed to the "human cost and the financial cost" of the jail.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The cost is estimated at $1.5 million to $3.6 million, Martin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Since then, the war raised the day-to-day cost of running the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
With more than 70% of all goods Americans purchase moving by truck, fuel prices are embedded in the cost of everything consumers buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Such a pleasure to meet you, Ambassador. I mean—Mr. Ambassador. That’s a lovely suit. Very expensive. I won’t ask about the cost because if I do, you’ll know I can’t afford it.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Borrowing costs on Britain’s 10-year bonds have risen to 5.5% from 4.5% at the start of the year, adding a few extra billion pounds to the country’s running costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Others are broader: Personal independence payments are a cash handout for anyone—rich or poor, working or not—who has an illness or disability to help cover higher living costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
These higher costs have been passed to customers via higher prices on shelves and at the pumps.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
That sentiment was particularly pronounced in tech, where companies are barreling ahead with a gargantuan artificial-intelligence build-out despite concerns about the costs — and the occasional rogue AI agent.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
“For free! Do you know how much an education like that costs these days?”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said some of his plans had been costed.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Findlay told the event in Edinburgh: "This manifesto is our most detailed plan ever for making that vision a reality. It is comprehensive, costed and credible."
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
An official process looking at whether the proposed area met the criteria for a national park was run by Natural Resources Wales between 2022-25, and costed approximately £700,000 a year.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Millar said his "raft of credible and fully costed positive policies" for Wales included cutting income tax by a penny in the pound, and cutting waiting lists in the NHS by declaring a health emergency.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
“Don’t see how. When my daddy died last year this April it costed one hundred and fifty dollars. ’
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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State police joined him each time, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for trips unrelated to his job as attorney general.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
He punctuated his performance with a fastball on the corner that ended the inning and wound up costing Atlanta its final ABS challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Last-minute emergency interventions run the risk of being badly targeted and costing us all more," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
His clients on the street of shame included Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, the cryptocurrency fraud, which collapsed in 2022, costing investors billions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I know the first revival is free, but the rest must be costing your parents a fortune.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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