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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
The changes on both sides of the ledger were largely driven by an accounting update by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Through the years: President Jimmy Carter Carter knew the personalities and pitfalls, the egos and secrets, the maps and ledgers.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The fourth panel has only Hudson's trademark cursive writing, like lines in a ledger book, dedicating the quilt to the Native children who did not capitulate to the administrators and federal officials who carried out federal Indian boarding school policies.
—Adam Burke, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
UConn needs to punch first in these high-profile matchups to get on the right side of the ledger.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Through the years: President Jimmy Carter Carter knew the personalities and pitfalls, the egos and secrets, the maps and ledgers.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The fourth panel has only Hudson's trademark cursive writing, like lines in a ledger book, dedicating the quilt to the Native children who did not capitulate to the administrators and federal officials who carried out federal Indian boarding school policies.
—Adam Burke, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
UConn needs to punch first in these high-profile matchups to get on the right side of the ledger.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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Clark allegedly returned fire, according to court records, hitting Elmore and assistant principal Kaleb Stoppel.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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Amazon’s advertising business continues to break records.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Shields also documented her attendance the the Eras concert in November on her Instagram account.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Before engaging in a pursuit, cops must take into account the area and determine if the chase will go through a densely populated residential area or pass a school or a playground.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The suspect will be charged with three counts of deadly conduct with a possibility for additional charges to follow, according to the police statement.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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In a series of statements Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said the 18-month extension to TPS available to some 937,000 eligible immigrants is warranted based on adverse political, economic or environmental conditions in their home countries.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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This document is intended for CNBC Pro subscribers only and is not for distribution to the general public.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some voters might be bothered that Pettitte admitted to using human growth hormone in 2002 and 2004 after his name surfaced in the Mitchell Report, a 409-page document Major League Baseball issued in December 2007 about players’ use of PEDs.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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