at any cost
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North Korea said on Sunday that Japan's nuclear ambitions "must be prevented at any cost", after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
The conference’s newfound riches drove expectations to keep chasing cash and build winning football programs at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
If anyone’s L.A. dream could crumble at any moment, that meant you had to defend it at any cost — and especially at the expense of everyone else.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
And it's a game that we want to win at any cost.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
But when they are not able to do so, and yet wish to do so at any cost, therein lie the error and the blame.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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