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While the federal government holds powerful purse strings, experts say other levels of government and society have a lot of sway, too, in safeguarding nature and adopting cleaner forms of energy.
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Cara Buckley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The immediate cutoff of customers has created a ripple effect, where the financial uncertainty brought on by the specter of layoffs causes possible customers to tighten their purse strings.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
If the Terra plan wins city approvals and financing in an uncertain environment in which many lenders have tightened their purse strings, the Beach aims to get high-end design from a top Miami architect and a firm with a global reputation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
But Callender promises the plot didn’t suffer as a result of tighter purse strings.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
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Cara Buckley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The immediate cutoff of customers has created a ripple effect, where the financial uncertainty brought on by the specter of layoffs causes possible customers to tighten their purse strings.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
If the Terra plan wins city approvals and financing in an uncertain environment in which many lenders have tightened their purse strings, the Beach aims to get high-end design from a top Miami architect and a firm with a global reputation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
But Callender promises the plot didn’t suffer as a result of tighter purse strings.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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