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a book that a company uses to record information about the money it has paid and received
The accountant went over the company's ledgers at the end of the fiscal year.
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Recent Examples of ledger
Within weeks, the online pet treat company was billing taxpayers as much as $48,000 per month through the NAACP contract, invoices and ledgers of approved county payments show.
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
But today’s consumers live in ecosystems, not ledgers.
—Gabriele Buffo, Fortune, 26 June 2025
To reset the ledger, Mark Daigneault and his staff need to instill patience.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 June 2025
After ending last week’s open OTA session with an interception, Bartholomew was able to add another pick to his offseason program ledger with a nice play on a toss from backup QB Andy Dalton.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
But today’s consumers live in ecosystems, not ledgers.
—Gabriele Buffo, Fortune, 26 June 2025
To reset the ledger, Mark Daigneault and his staff need to instill patience.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 June 2025
After ending last week’s open OTA session with an interception, Bartholomew was able to add another pick to his offseason program ledger with a nice play on a toss from backup QB Andy Dalton.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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The man who allegedly killed 18-year-old Morgan Hill resident Marissa DiNapoli has been charged with murder as new details emerge about the case, according to Santa Clara County court records.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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A day after Nvidia set a new record by reaching a $4 trillion market cap, at least three Wall Street analysts issued new reports that rated the stock a buy, according to Bloomberg data.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Another $460 million would be cut from assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, an account created in the 1990s to help former Soviet states transition away from communism.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 July 2025
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My lung capacity is now around 60 percent, which, by all accounts, should not have been possible.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In a statement, the CHP said the shooter aimed the gunfire at a black Tesla Model 3.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Soon after his wife’s announcement, Ken Paxton issued a statement.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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Android tablets are also more appropriate for storing documents, photos, and other files than smart TVs are.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2025
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In 1966: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law, which allows the American public to request and access federal agency records and documents save for exemptions pertaining to national security and personal privacy.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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