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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.
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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
But perhaps the biggest hit of Monroe’s tightening of its purse strings is to its nationally leading program to raise roads ahead of sea level rise, which is already swamping a handful of Keys neighborhoods and expected to inundate up to 90 of them in the next few decades alone.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
The Van Rhijn household has undergone a monumental shift in power: Agnes used to be the financial decision-maker, but her sister Ada now controls all the purse strings.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
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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
But perhaps the biggest hit of Monroe’s tightening of its purse strings is to its nationally leading program to raise roads ahead of sea level rise, which is already swamping a handful of Keys neighborhoods and expected to inundate up to 90 of them in the next few decades alone.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
The Van Rhijn household has undergone a monumental shift in power: Agnes used to be the financial decision-maker, but her sister Ada now controls all the purse strings.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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