at any cost
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Perhaps people who use it are underprepared for confrontation and want to avoid disagreement at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
After their failure, Tessa is reprogrammed to be cold and callous, trained to finish the job at any cost, even if it means destroying the love between her and Thia.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
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
And it's a game that we want to win at any cost.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
Every nation seems to have its set of forbidden possibilities, which its citizenry and adherents must not at any cost be permitted to think seriously about.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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