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Some analysts say consumers, tightening their purse strings because of inflation and tariffs, have been cutting back spending on smartphones.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
When traditional banks deny loan applications or tighten their purse strings, private credit can provide the reliability and flexibility that owners need to move commercial projects forward.
—Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Grabbing the power of the purse through impoundment Trump has also grabbed Congress’s purse strings in addition to scaling back the executive through a cost-cutting initiative carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency panel, formerly led by Elon Musk.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
This is a first as state’s attorney, with a former political opponent — Preckwinkle — largely in control of the purse strings.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
When traditional banks deny loan applications or tighten their purse strings, private credit can provide the reliability and flexibility that owners need to move commercial projects forward.
—Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Grabbing the power of the purse through impoundment Trump has also grabbed Congress’s purse strings in addition to scaling back the executive through a cost-cutting initiative carried out by the Department of Government Efficiency panel, formerly led by Elon Musk.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
This is a first as state’s attorney, with a former political opponent — Preckwinkle — largely in control of the purse strings.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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