actual cost
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Work to replace water pipes in Osaka, a city of 2.8 million residents, has hit a snag as the actual cost exceeded the planned budget, according to local media.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The long sought change would allow subsidies to better reflect the actual cost of running a day-care home or center.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
With that in mind, your actual cost depends a lot on your health, smoking status, and other underwriting factors.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
But states still have leeway to use conservative assumptions, and rates often lag behind actual cost trends when budgets are tight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
The total excavation in the tanks, channels, etc., was 8,335 cu. m., and the actual cost was 453⁄4 cents per cu. m.
From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham
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