coffers

Example Sentences

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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

That money typically comes from candidates’ campaign coffers, Blank noted.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Nvidia isn’t hurting for money, as evidenced by the world’s largest companies continuing to empty their own coffers on AI infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Raising money is almost as important as investing it in the alternative asset business, and Apollo’s coffers swelled in the March quarter.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Olka had to contribute to the family’s coffers.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman