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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
Returning starters: 20 in total Impact returnees: Senior quarterback Drew Altavilla is a returning district MVP with 31 passing touchdowns on his ledger.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The news has produced plenty of debate on social media, with one side insisting the Paramount needs to pay its own way, and others noting that, while budgets need to be adhered to, there are intangibles surrounding some things that go beyond a business ledger.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The real big numbers on the expense side of the ledger is the mundane concrete and steel civil engineering needed to house the nuclear tech and the electrical gear that make up over half the budget.
—David Szondy
august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The news has produced plenty of debate on social media, with one side insisting the Paramount needs to pay its own way, and others noting that, while budgets need to be adhered to, there are intangibles surrounding some things that go beyond a business ledger.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The real big numbers on the expense side of the ledger is the mundane concrete and steel civil engineering needed to house the nuclear tech and the electrical gear that make up over half the budget.
—David Szondy
august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The index takes into account such factors as electoral processes, government functioning, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lunsford ended up recanting his statement when questioned again, this time by a district attorney’s investigator.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Republicans on Capitol Hill also backed Bondi’s qualified statement that speech inciting violence should be prosecuted.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, according to court documents filed Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Scott Olson/Getty Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tunisian President Kais Saied witness the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in various fields including green and low-carbon development and investment after their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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