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as in inexpensive
costing little
e-mail is so popular because it's a cheap way to send messages
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as in terrible
of low quality
a cheap sweater that started to unravel almost as soon as I bought it
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as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
a cheap coworker who never contributes to the collections taken up in the office
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as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
that was a cheap thing to say to someone who never did you any harm
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the boxer's early bouts were cheap wins, but now he's moving up to the top ranks of boxing
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Recent Examples of cheap
Ease of access and a radically cheaper cost may also lead organizations to fund AI chatbots rather than engaging in the long-term systemic changes needed to make available qualified, responsible and ethically-governed human therapists.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
This promises to be much cheaper than gathering data as it is done today such as putting cars on the road to gather video or having humans teach robots repetitive tasks.
—Sarah Parvini, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Buying tickets further out is a lot cheaper — a mid-February round trip goes for about $670 per person, although the discount only works for flights with a departure through the end of January.
—Asher Price, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The cheapest place to stay at Walt Disney World isn’t a hotel.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Estevez signed a two-year contract with the Angels in Dec. 2022 for a relatively inexpensive $13.5 million contract.Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Obstacles To Adoption One aspect of smart and autonomous building technology that is helping encourage adoption is that many of the components are relatively inexpensive and are easy to acquire and install in existing buildings.Brian Haines, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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That would be a terrible mistake, the Fienberg brothers argued in a Dec. 17 letter that addressed only Bowers’s federal death sentence.David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Davies says the aesthetic precision of the film is down to Berger’s careful planning.Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Dab with blotting papers to remove excess oil, being careful not to irritate skin.Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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For beginners, starting with a harness made from durable, adjustable, and easy to clean material is key.Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
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The directional cues and reliable Bluetooth connection make locating items intuitive and easy.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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By investing in real estate development projects—such as multi-family housing, rental units and affordable housing developments—foreign capital can support the creation of new housing supply without directly inflating residential property prices.Reza Esmaeili, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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This approach not only makes the technology more affordable but also addresses the environmental issue of tire waste.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Experience has shown that when any corporation is allowed to operate without competition, higher prices, poor service and predatory business tactics are bound to follow.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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Aristocrats feasted while peasants toiled and poor Parisians starved, and new delicacies like the banana debuted against a backdrop of imperialist adventures.Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Its closest competitor is the Ford Ranger Raptor which starts from £59,000 ($74,000) with a 2.0-liter 208 bhp diesel engine or from £62,000 ($78,000) with the 288 bhp 3.0-liter petrol V6 engine.Trinity Francis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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In 2007, Carter spoke at the funeral of his former political rival turned close friend and confidante, former President Ford.CBS News, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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