- present participle of cost.
costing
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This type of fraud was costing taxpayers billions of pounds a year and experts like Stone were at the vanguard of the fightback.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A new optical sensor costing just $10 could bring laboratory-level precision to wearable health monitors, potentially allowing people to track blood glucose without needles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Los Angeles has some of the lowest public transit fares in the country with a regular one-way ticket on both Metro buses and rail lines costing $1.75.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
At least 17 new gold mines have started production in West Africa since 2020, costing more than $4 billion, according to S&P Global Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was costing him every bit of determination he had to keep talking, yet he sensed that once he had finished, he would feel better.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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