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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
The news has produced plenty of debate on social media, with one side insisting the Paramount needs to pay its own way, and others noting that, while budgets need to be adhered to, there are intangibles surrounding some things that go beyond a business ledger.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The real big numbers on the expense side of the ledger is the mundane concrete and steel civil engineering needed to house the nuclear tech and the electrical gear that make up over half the budget.
—David Szondy
august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Spoken behind the walls of colonial forts and offices, English in India was at first the language of ledgers and treaties.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Visitors can see old-time pharmacy items including mortars and pestles and other items used to compound or mix drugs, as well as scales, signs, prescriptions, bottles, vials, ledgers, advertising promotions, drug containers and more.
—Shawn Hardy, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The real big numbers on the expense side of the ledger is the mundane concrete and steel civil engineering needed to house the nuclear tech and the electrical gear that make up over half the budget.
—David Szondy
august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Spoken behind the walls of colonial forts and offices, English in India was at first the language of ledgers and treaties.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Visitors can see old-time pharmacy items including mortars and pestles and other items used to compound or mix drugs, as well as scales, signs, prescriptions, bottles, vials, ledgers, advertising promotions, drug containers and more.
—Shawn Hardy, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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Even so, the £125m British-record fee received for Isak (which the club insist is actually worth £130m to them due to solidarity payments being waived) is an astronomical fee and should alleviate any concerns about the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules for several windows to come.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Former Kansas basketball forward Mitch Lightfoot, who participated in a record-setting six of coach Bill Self’s preseason boot camp conditioning programs, has offered a bit of advice to the many newcomers on the 2025-26 team.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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After winning series 13 in 2022, Syabira Yusoff has continued to share her passion for baking with her growing audience on her social media account.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bundys’ account of Finicum shooting aligns with reports The Bundy family’s statement included a photo of FBI Director Kash Patel standing with four men with an FBI Shield of Bravery award displayed in front of them.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Disney must also maintain an audience designation program to ensure that all its YouTube videos are correctly classified, according to the FTC's statement.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Women were members of Good Samaritan pharmacy team The two women, Eden Adugna and Feven Adugna, were members of the pharmacy team at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, according to a media statement from TriHealth.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) exchanges documents with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) prior to the meeting with President of Russia, May 7, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The drugs included protonitazene and metonitazene, two synthetic opioids with respective potencies of 100 and 200 times more powerful than morphine, court documents say.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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