as in purse
a container for carrying money and small personal items
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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Recent Examples of pocketbook
Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Soaring gas prices are now starting to hit the pocketbooks of drivers.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
As the story makes clear, data centers in our communities have real impacts on our health, our pocketbooks and our quality of life.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
That is turning the conflict abroad into a pocketbook issue for millions of consumers frustrated over the high cost of living, which may worsen.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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At times, the president was even dismissive of the traditional pocketbook issues other Republicans preferred to highlight.
—Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Soaring gas prices are now starting to hit the pocketbooks of drivers.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
As the story makes clear, data centers in our communities have real impacts on our health, our pocketbooks and our quality of life.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
That is turning the conflict abroad into a pocketbook issue for millions of consumers frustrated over the high cost of living, which may worsen.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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