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Lawmakers, who hold the government’s purse strings and have oversight of federal agencies, wanted USAID to remain, even in its diminished form.
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
As Hodgson, who only launched Pale Horse Gallery last year, attested, soaring business rates, rent, and energy bills are serious obstacles—not to mention collectors tightening their purse strings on account of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
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George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
Sixty years after Revolver, Beatlemania is a never-ending flurry of idyllic remembrances of the past, a careful tugging at both heart- and purse strings.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
Falvo turned to Creeden’s argument that his job was to sign checks, not to control the purse strings.
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
As Hodgson, who only launched Pale Horse Gallery last year, attested, soaring business rates, rent, and energy bills are serious obstacles—not to mention collectors tightening their purse strings on account of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
Sixty years after Revolver, Beatlemania is a never-ending flurry of idyllic remembrances of the past, a careful tugging at both heart- and purse strings.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
Falvo turned to Creeden’s argument that his job was to sign checks, not to control the purse strings.
—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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 27 Jun. 2026.
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