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After Reverend Forte's fortune is discovered, and Ada grabs hold of the house's purse strings, Agnes becomes characteristically dour about her diminished rank.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Trading for starting pitching would have been a bridge too far, considering the Guardians' losses of Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase during the league's gambling investigation and the always-tight purse strings in town.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
So far, the theme of 2025 seems to be uncertainty, so brands are holding their purse strings tighter than ever and want every dollar invested in a campaign to be accounted for.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
One that democratises power and money, overcoming neocolonial and neoliberal dynamics that leave Global North countries and investors holding the purse strings.
—Amitabh Behar, Time, 28 July 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Trading for starting pitching would have been a bridge too far, considering the Guardians' losses of Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase during the league's gambling investigation and the always-tight purse strings in town.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
So far, the theme of 2025 seems to be uncertainty, so brands are holding their purse strings tighter than ever and want every dollar invested in a campaign to be accounted for.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
One that democratises power and money, overcoming neocolonial and neoliberal dynamics that leave Global North countries and investors holding the purse strings.
—Amitabh Behar, Time, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for purse strings
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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