pocketbook
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All of it, unfortunately, has been passed down to your pocketbook in one form or another.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
As in prior years, the pollsters noted, each of the voters’ priority issues for elected officials to address — from cost of living to healthcare to housing — “are all driven by pocketbook concerns.”
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Curtis Carmichael III, 35, said he votes with his pocketbook and has backed candidates from both parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Yet domestic pocketbook issues for many U.S. households remain front-and-center as 2026 kicks off on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 4, 2026
Eleanor took hold of her pocketbook, and the little lady stood very still and thought.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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So the impact of the debt "finds its way to the pocketbooks of people one way or another," says MacGuineas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
This could ultimately matter more to consumers’ pocketbooks than the action in oil itself, according to Tracy Shuchart, senior economist at NinjaTrader.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
The last thing President Trump wants is another hit to consumers’ pocketbooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Also to “Merrily’s” advantage is consumers’ desire to mind their pocketbooks in a challenging economic environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Most grandmothers of her species carry a coffee-table-sized photo album in their tote-bag-sized pocketbooks.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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