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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
Now city and county officials have begun talking in general about proposing another tax measure to patch the holes growing in their ledgers.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
Only time will tell, however, if those earnings will help Thunderbolts* zap the negative figures from Disney’s ledgers.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Blockchain technology solves this by creating a secure, immutable ledger that tracks each step along the manufacturing process.
—Anil Lokesh Gadi, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
By offering a trustless, permanent ledger, blockchain lays the groundwork to challenge conventional centralized models.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
Only time will tell, however, if those earnings will help Thunderbolts* zap the negative figures from Disney’s ledgers.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Blockchain technology solves this by creating a secure, immutable ledger that tracks each step along the manufacturing process.
—Anil Lokesh Gadi, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
By offering a trustless, permanent ledger, blockchain lays the groundwork to challenge conventional centralized models.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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For the record, the ornamental shape is composed of four partial As, the first letter in Autista, the logo spelled out in a vaguely medieval-looking font.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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The last feature, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020), earned $507 million at the global box office and still holds the record as the highest-grossing anime movie of all time as well as the most successful Japanese film worldwide.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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However, the data took into account a week’s extension compared to 2024.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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Yet again, its own infrastructure has been exploited to compromise user accounts.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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His statements confirm George Russell's revelation about Mercedes' ongoing talks with Verstappen.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Proceedings resumed on Thursday, when prosecutors attempted to tie together the previous six weeks of testimony during their nearly five-hour closing statement.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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In legal workflows, one client might require document formatting based on an obscure contractual clause.—
Kevin Novak,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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This document is intended for CNBC Pro subscribers only and is not for distribution to the general public.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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