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pocketbook

[pok-it-book] / ˈpɒk ɪtˌbʊk /
NOUN
accessory for carrying personal items
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Polls asking voters about priorities use different methodologies, but they broadly agree on the dominance of pocketbook concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

All of it, unfortunately, has been passed down to your pocketbook in one form or another.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

The leaders of these so-called “neolabs” have become more open to using AMD’s chips, but in an industry as expensive as AI, Nvidia’s pocketbook can make a big difference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

“Broader electorates require democracy narratives grounded in pocketbook realities.”

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

I look down and see Aibileen’s gripping her black pocketbook like it’s the only thing she has left in this world.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Metro just can’t open our pocketbooks and throw money at the agency,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They could lead to limits on what agents can do and, if agent-caused harms become widespread, drain the pocketbooks of top AI labs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“With ⁠a resurgence in fuel prices and trade tensions, consumers anticipate greater pressures on their pocketbooks to come,” Joanne ⁠Hsu, the director of the Surveys of Consumers, said.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

When the price of diesel rises, it doesn’t show up immediately in consumers’ pocketbooks, Chowdhury said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

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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