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Dennis Washington, 91 ★ Montana’s wealthiest citizen survived childhood polio, lived in government housing during World War II and shined shoes as a kid to make pocket money.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026
As time goes on without definitive answers on refunds, Harrell sees more companies taking actions like selling the rights to their claims, preferring to pocket money now instead of waiting for a sum later down the line.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026
As time goes on without definitive answers on refunds, Harrell sees more companies taking actions like selling the rights to their claims, preferring to pocket money now instead of waiting for a sum later down the line.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Pocket money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20money. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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