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On the whole, Iron Lung looks much better than you’d expect given its $3 million price tag, a reminder that doing things on the cheap can be a real step up visually from bigger-budget CGI.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
While many Americans use drones for fun, racing them competitively or using them to capture sweeping panoramic videos, many have grown to rely on the cheap drones for business purposes — from surveying whale blowholes to pollinating cornfields.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Here’s a roundup to plan your calendar, along with other opportunities to experience culture on the cheap.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Rangers must identify reclamation projects who can be acquired on the cheap and possess specific skill sets and/or underlying metrics that suggest they can be cultivated into useful players.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
While many Americans use drones for fun, racing them competitively or using them to capture sweeping panoramic videos, many have grown to rely on the cheap drones for business purposes — from surveying whale blowholes to pollinating cornfields.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Here’s a roundup to plan your calendar, along with other opportunities to experience culture on the cheap.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Rangers must identify reclamation projects who can be acquired on the cheap and possess specific skill sets and/or underlying metrics that suggest they can be cultivated into useful players.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“On the cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cheap. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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