cost of living
noun phrase
: the cost of purchasing those goods and services which are included in an accepted standard level of consumption
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Does the president have a point – should the Fed lower rates?
While incomes have risen over the past five years and the stock market has boomed, many Americans have a legitimate gripe about the rising cost of living in this country.
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Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Recently, Marvel Studios has left Atlanta for London, and the California film industry has been rocked by labor unrest, wildfires and the rising cost of living.
—David Morton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
Americans want to work longer to support themselves as the cost of living climbs and 401(k) benefits are further delayed, but many older Gen X workers and young boomers are being forced into retirement after being laid off with no jobs to turn to.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
While a critique of the capitalist system infused their messaging, these Socialists also aimed to provide public services and reduce the cost of living for working-class urban Americans.
—Time, 22 July 2025
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Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Recently, Marvel Studios has left Atlanta for London, and the California film industry has been rocked by labor unrest, wildfires and the rising cost of living.
—David Morton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
Americans want to work longer to support themselves as the cost of living climbs and 401(k) benefits are further delayed, but many older Gen X workers and young boomers are being forced into retirement after being laid off with no jobs to turn to.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
While a critique of the capitalist system infused their messaging, these Socialists also aimed to provide public services and reduce the cost of living for working-class urban Americans.
—Time, 22 July 2025
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“Cost of living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20of%20living. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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