has cost
- present perfect of cost (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A study in March found that the tourist dropoff has cost between 14,000 and 42,000 jobs in the U.S. markets most exposed to Canadian tourism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It has cost an estimated $1 to $2 billion to develop so far, though verified figures aren’t readily available.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
"This has cost the industry more than £10 billion since 2024 – an unsustainable amount when that money should be going into R&D, manufacturing and the workforce," said Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
A ruling against Bayer would hurt the company’s efforts to contain the Roundup litigation, which has cost it billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Aglovale heaved a sigh, and said: “So far as I am concerned, then have not been any Grail adventures. But it has cost me a sister. Perhaps a brother as well.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
