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a book that a company uses to record information about the money it has paid and received
The accountant went over the company's ledgers at the end of the fiscal year.
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Recent Examples of ledger
But the Knights choose to account for sports on their ledger by including the tuition paid by athletes—and fencing isn’t particularly expensive to offer.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Nicky grabs a handful of pages from Lester’s ledger and starts to eat them, getting rid of some evidence.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Chen kept ledgers of bribes, according to the indictment, and in 2019 a $3 million yacht was bought for a senior official in an unnamed foreign government.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Because every crypto payment is locked into the blockchain’s permanent ledger, in most cases there’s no way to reverse them.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Nicky grabs a handful of pages from Lester’s ledger and starts to eat them, getting rid of some evidence.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Chen kept ledgers of bribes, according to the indictment, and in 2019 a $3 million yacht was bought for a senior official in an unnamed foreign government.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Because every crypto payment is locked into the blockchain’s permanent ledger, in most cases there’s no way to reverse them.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Jail records show Gatica faces charges of DUI causing death or bodily injury and hit-and-run causing death or bodily injury.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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To date, the agency has investigated 408 fatal incidents resulting in 454 deaths on Arkansas highways, state police records say.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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My Seven Mothers is an eye-opening account of the challenges and possibilities connected with liberation and radical social change during the 1970s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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And within China, where there is already significant streak of anti-Japanese sentiment, state media and other prominent voices this week have further fanned outrage over Takaichi’s statement.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Trump has returned to the threats more than once, including in direct statements on social media.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Charging documents alleged Lillig fraudulently activated 436 Visa gift cards worth about $155,000 over the five years.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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The palazzo’s library contains vast archives with ledgers, documents and correspondence to and from merchants, agents and buyers across the world.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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