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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
And her name will be in a ledger somewhere along with her son.
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Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Use a ledger board to connect the porch to the existing structure of your home.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
And Piketty did this monumental research project, going through every ledger of capital flows going back 300 years to trace capital flows and capital concentration over centuries.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The ledger also lists Doha, Qatar, as the address for a mysterious entity called AM FIG Cayman Limited, which invested around $10 million in 2020.
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Justin Elliott,
ProPublica,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ledger
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Use a ledger board to connect the porch to the existing structure of your home.
—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
And Piketty did this monumental research project, going through every ledger of capital flows going back 300 years to trace capital flows and capital concentration over centuries.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The ledger also lists Doha, Qatar, as the address for a mysterious entity called AM FIG Cayman Limited, which invested around $10 million in 2020.
—
Justin Elliott,
ProPublica,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ledger
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Mbappé put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and then added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay.
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But the records do not identify Swift or Kelce or indicate whether the event is directly connected to the couple.
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When the accounts first launched many said other than the free $1,000 from the government, maybe not.
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On Wednesday, July 1, the 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West posted to her and her mother’s joint TikTok account, posing with bright blue hair, nail piercings and even a skull design on her lipstick.
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May’s exit is a loss for college basketball, and his statement is felt, and shared, by nearly all of those remain in it.
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Ahead of Monday's game, the Dutch Football Association confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE that Gakpo would continue playing in the tournament.
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Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.
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Melvin Shimkus, 52, was arrested on a charge of vulnerable adult abuse after allegedly leaving his 31-year-old son, Hunter Shimkus, in a bathtub for seven weeks, according to local outlets, AZ Family, 12 News and Fox 10 TV, citing court documents.
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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