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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 ledgers
No arrests were made, but the agents seized cash, records detailing wagers, and ledgers and diaries with betting information.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The employee also showed detectives pictures of business ledgers that appeared to record gambling payouts, according to the complaint.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Gray, testifying for the government, went through Northstar’s dense general ledgers while on the witness stand and confirmed that Watson did not invest in nine of the projects in question and invested only small amounts in two other properties, rather than 5%.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
In fact, extending the lives of the sick and elderly can impose net costs on society’s ledgers, costs which government regulatory analyses typically ignore.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Photos, advertisements, ledgers and other documents in the exhibit illustrate the growth of the family business over time.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Jan. 2026
Printers began to heavily advertise products like ledgers and account books specifically ahead of the new year.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
But headline figures still miss much of what never shows up in ledgers.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge The treaty, crucially, has two ledgers.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The employee also showed detectives pictures of business ledgers that appeared to record gambling payouts, according to the complaint.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Gray, testifying for the government, went through Northstar’s dense general ledgers while on the witness stand and confirmed that Watson did not invest in nine of the projects in question and invested only small amounts in two other properties, rather than 5%.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
In fact, extending the lives of the sick and elderly can impose net costs on society’s ledgers, costs which government regulatory analyses typically ignore.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Photos, advertisements, ledgers and other documents in the exhibit illustrate the growth of the family business over time.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Jan. 2026
Printers began to heavily advertise products like ledgers and account books specifically ahead of the new year.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
But headline figures still miss much of what never shows up in ledgers.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge The treaty, crucially, has two ledgers.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledgers
Noun
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The 37-year-old Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of eavesdropping, a felony charge, along with 12 counts of misdemeanor photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area, jail records show.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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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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While 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create new accounts and pass platforms’ age assurance systems, the report said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Declining stock values during tax season, when more Americans than usual are checking retirement accounts, have compounded the sense of economic unease.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Improper use of artificial intelligence to write and research legal briefs has led to errors in four criminal cases in Nevada County, prosecutors admitted in court documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mecklenburg County Attorney Tyrone Wade said the documents were denied because release would interfere with prosecuting criminal cases.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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In opening statements, prosecutors laid out the details of the attack and said Gerhardt Konig confessed to his 19-year-old son in a FaceTime conversation.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The lump-sum payments will appear on their SSA-1099 statements, too.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Lorie Konish,Kamaron McNair,Greg Iacurci,Mike Winters,Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Documents reviewed by the Miami Herald show that only a portion of the funds handled through TourProdEnter can be clearly tied to legitimate AFA expenses.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bohm’s lawsuit also alleges his parents used money from the Alec Bohm Foundation to pay their expenses.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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