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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
For lower-income Americans, the ledger may be in the red.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
What To Look For Look closely at the decking, railing, steps, posts, and ledger board that attaches to your house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The Kings snuck into the postseason with six fewer points than the Calgary Flames missed with last year, a decidedly negative ledger (-22) and poor performance on both sides of the special-teams coin.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
James Frink felt that shift from both sides of a business ledger.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
What To Look For Look closely at the decking, railing, steps, posts, and ledger board that attaches to your house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The Kings snuck into the postseason with six fewer points than the Calgary Flames missed with last year, a decidedly negative ledger (-22) and poor performance on both sides of the special-teams coin.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
James Frink felt that shift from both sides of a business ledger.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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The Knicks broke several NBA records by halftime.—
Maura Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Police said that between financial records, witness statements, and admissions from Mours himself, investigators determined the organization lost just over $41,000 in funds.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Struijk’s error was punished, but nobody in white gave a good account of themselves during an opening period in which Daniel Farke admitted there was nervousness in his line-up.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement that the renowned performing artist will offer a thrilling glimpse into the minds of newsmakers.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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That includes the probe into the king’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over accusations of misconduct in public office in connection with allegations of sharing confidential trade documents with Epstein.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The first hearing in that case focused less on those arguments and more on the question of whether Josh had actual standing before the court, with federal prosecutors arguing that the required court documents were not filed on time in the case.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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