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Recent Examples of exchequer This would strengthen the economy by both saving the exchequer a whole lot of expense on imports and generating employment opportunities within India. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2023 And the chance of the exchequer, our treasury secretary was here recently talking to Secretary Yellen. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Those medieval monarchs laid waste to England through civil war; the modern English had done the right thing in the world wars, but their exchequer was empty, their cities were in rubble, and the empire, with the loss of India in 1947, was over. Dominic Green, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchequer
Noun
  • Accrington were not and are not a wealthy club, and Barry paid out of his own pocket to go on a series of courses, including one about the benefits of meditation.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • These are distinctions with meaningful differences: Smartphones are full-on computers in the pocket, tempting kids with nonstop streams of posts and videos and music and so much more, including instant access to AI bots that make cheating that much easier.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The slumping ticket sales coincide with the program’s difficulties raising NIL funds alongside its Big Ten competition.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In September 1862, Bismarck made clear that if the Lower House refused to approve funds for the military, the King and his cabinet would simply rule without a budget.
    Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Exchequer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchequer. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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