wallets

plural of wallet
as in suitcases
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles with their humble belongings tucked into wallets of simple cloth, the pilgrims began their journey to one of Christendom's holiest shrines

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Recent Examples of wallets The price hike for any individual item would likely be modest, but the pileup of extra costs across an array of goods could weigh on wallets, analysts previously told ABC News. Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 In July 2026, for example, average airfares were nearly 26% more expensive than in July 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—a significant hit to travelers’ wallets. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 Digital wallets are nice for splitting your Sunday brunch bill, crypto is still having an identity crisis, but instant settlement is what actually pays the bills. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Users' portions of the settlement will be delivered to their PlayStation Network account wallets, according to the lawsuit's website. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 People get lazy, reusing passwords or pseudonyms or crypto wallets. Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Digital wallets and tokenized funds are in use today, under a patchwork of state rules or under nothing at all. Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Five months earlier, MoonPay also released developer tools that let AI agents independently manage wallets and trade crypto. Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 When the tip bucket was passed around, patrons reached for their wallets, not avoided eye contact. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
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suitcases
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  • At Gatwick Airport, about 30 miles south of central London, passengers stretched out on the bare floor beside their suitcases.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • And don’t be like ME and forget that the cooler is in the back of the junk closet under the suitcases and filled with Christmas lights and batteries.
    Matt Piper, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Wallets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallets. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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