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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
Thankfully for Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars, their ledger was finally reset in Thursday’s first-round breeze past Idaho.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Carmelia, the Westminster mayor, says there is nothing to do but hope that the supply side of the water ledger eases up after the start of spring on Friday.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The prequel escalated on both sides of the ledger.
—Ryan Brennan
march 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
Yes, the ledger now shows Adebayo with 4,180 career Heat defensive rebounds and Udonis Haslem, in retirement, with 4,176.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Carmelia, the Westminster mayor, says there is nothing to do but hope that the supply side of the water ledger eases up after the start of spring on Friday.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The prequel escalated on both sides of the ledger.
—Ryan Brennan
march 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
Yes, the ledger now shows Adebayo with 4,180 career Heat defensive rebounds and Udonis Haslem, in retirement, with 4,176.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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Yet according to confidential banking records and corporate documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, this unassuming address is one of several South Florida locations at the center of a sprawling financial network that moved at least $260 million connected to Argentina’s top soccer authority.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Elliott finished with a 150–38 record as the Bobcats' head coach.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In January, another Polymarket account won big by betting that Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, would soon be out of power.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The award-winning film is a nuanced portrait of leadership and responsibility that also provides a clear and honest account of the challenges and apparent harms that come from seeking to change the world.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Mar. 2026
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White Settlement detectives collaborated with agencies across North Texas to determine whether the three suspects were connected to similar incidents in the Metroplex, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Emily Williams, a lead organizer for 50501 SoCal, said in a statement.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Abril took cover in a creek in that same field after the initial shootout, the prosecutor wrote in a September 2023 court document.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust, almost three years after halting regular payments to investors, finally came to an end on March 16, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News.—
Low De Wei,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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