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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as in trade book
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Recent Examples of pocketbook
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Republicans Hilton and Bianco argued Democrats haven’t delivered on housing, homelessness, affordability and other pocketbook issues and shouldn’t be trusted to continue running the state.
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Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
These losses can hit consumer pocketbooks too.
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Jennie L. Durant,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
In other words, accountability has become a pocketbook issue.
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Tracy Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Besides hitting consumers’ pocketbooks, those higher costs can make businesses reluctant to hire.
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Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Republicans Hilton and Bianco argued Democrats haven’t delivered on housing, homelessness, affordability and other pocketbook issues and shouldn’t be trusted to continue running the state.
—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
These losses can hit consumer pocketbooks too.
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Jennie L. Durant,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
In other words, accountability has become a pocketbook issue.
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Tracy Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pocketbook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketbook
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McLeese said each guest in the restricted area is allowed only one clear bag no larger than a gallon, or a small clutch purse.
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There’s more to the novel, translated from the German by Daniel Bowles, than a purse-lipped satire of fetishism, but Kracht keeps it well below the surface.
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To friends and strangers alike, our unusual authorly posture—two spouses, both with academic backgrounds but neither presently working in academia, teaming up to write a trade book on a literary subject—is a source of bemusement.
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The increase in viewership is complemented by the rise of manga – the comics on which most anime are based – to become the category leader in North American comics publishing, vastly outselling superheroes and other genres in the trade book channel and, increasingly, in comic book stores.
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This neck wallet keeps your passport, cards, cash, and boarding pass securely against your body while remaining easy to access when needed.
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Pop one in your wallet, travel bag, or even on your pet’s collar.
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Later this month, a trade edition of the monograph will be released with a new essay by Tyrnauer.
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All told, the book is 504 pages, and the trade edition weighs a hefty 15 lbs.
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Her novel Forgotten On Sunday (Europa, 2024) won the Booksellers Choice Award in France and the paperback edition has been a long-selling best-seller since publication.
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Indeed, when people began to travel by train in the 19th century, publishers began selling romance and thriller paperbacks across London’s railway stations.
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Also included is a 120-page hardcover book containing photographs by Cognito documenting the creation and promotion of the original album, along with lyric excerpts and handwritten notes from bey himself.
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The Games Resemble Collector’s Books Similar to Hasbro's recent Monopoly Fourth Wing release, both editions of the game are packaged like hardcover novels with designs that mimic the book jackets of A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury.
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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