at the cost of
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: by giving up or hurting (something else)
She completed the project on time but at the cost of her health.
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However, this came at the cost of his personal life, leaving him newly single at 50.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
Athletes today may well get compensated fairly, but perhaps at the cost of accelerating contraction in higher education.
—Joe Pitts, National Review, 19 June 2024
The immediate cause was the announcement in March 1984 by the National Coal Board (NCB) that 20 pits would be closing, at the cost of 20,000 jobs.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Mar. 2024
Not, however, at the cost of flexibility next offseason, when the organization hopes to push its chips to the center of the table in pursuit of a star who can lift the team to championship heights.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
Athletes today may well get compensated fairly, but perhaps at the cost of accelerating contraction in higher education.
—Joe Pitts, National Review, 19 June 2024
The immediate cause was the announcement in March 1984 by the National Coal Board (NCB) that 20 pits would be closing, at the cost of 20,000 jobs.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Mar. 2024
Not, however, at the cost of flexibility next offseason, when the organization hopes to push its chips to the center of the table in pursuit of a star who can lift the team to championship heights.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
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“At the cost of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20cost%20of. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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