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comptroller

[kuhn-troh-ler, komp-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər, kɒmpˈtroʊ lər /


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Nathan Johnson also unseated state Sen. Don Huffines, a Dallas Republican that cycle; Johnson is now running for attorney general, and Huffines for comptroller.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Fewer Gen-Z and millennial renters have been able to break into the coveted housing stock, according to an analysis by the city comptroller.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Women's team Gotham FC this week recorded the biggest turnout for a women's sporting event in New York history, city comptroller Mark Levine said.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Brandon Patty, a 44-year-old clerk and comptroller in St John's County, Florida and a Navy Reserve commander, is one such American who believes passionately that the Dream is alive and working.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Des Moines and Barcelona are comparable in latitude. comptroller.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

In a private ceremony before the inauguration, Lierman handed Franchot the first of her “challenge coins,” an engraved memento Maryland’s comptrollers have given out for decades.

From Washington Post Jan. 16, 2023

Those will be filled in and hammered out later by the Office of Management and Budget, the comptrollers of the various departments, and the relevant committees in Congress.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2017

He has also enlisted the state and city comptrollers to audit and inspect existing shelters to push them to improve conditions, making them cleaner and safer.

From Washington Times Jan. 13, 2016

It also includes signatures from treasurers or comptrollers from Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2015

They are otherwise occupied, some in king’s matters, some are ambassadors, some of the privy council, some to furnish the court, some are lords of the parliament, some are presidents, and comptrollers of mints.

From Sermons on the Card by Henry Morley




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