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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She's moving to Oregon to escape the high cost of living in Silicon Valley.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although the cost of living was very much less than it is now, schoolteachers' salaries were modest.
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It had to, for the cost of living soared.
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Since so much has to be imported, the local cost of living is high.
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The cost of living continued to rise in wartime.
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The low cost of living makes such evenings a real pleasure.