on the cheap
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They were soon joined by young, adventurous backpackers, who filled hostels and traveled on the cheap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Streeting replied "absolutely not" when asked if he was "trying to do defence on the cheap".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But good news: We’re going to get it on the cheap.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
Micron’s stock typically trades on the cheap because investors have long memories of dramatic cycles of supply and demand in the market for computer memory chips and peripheral devices.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Yo, deal with this, I said in my head, and when I saw nobody was watching I spit a fat loogie on the cheap plastic frame.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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