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comptroller

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


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“I expressed my deep appreciation for the Israel-NYC economic relationship during my campaign for comptroller, and that appreciation remains unchanged,” Levine said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

A classified May 2024 report by Israel’s comptroller general warned Israel’s aviation security had grown lax and identified major issues in the way foreign airlines entering Israeli airspace were secured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even a former U.S. comptroller of the currency agrees.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

She says if I run for mayor she wants to be comptroller, of all things.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

That’s if she doesn’t get derailed by the collegiate jargon: Unsubsidized loans, registrars and comptrollers, “demonstrated need,” Ed.D.s and FAFSAs.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2018

Such midyear budget adjustments by the board, common in years when revenue was lower than expected, have “enabled countless governors, comptrollers and treasurers to actively manage the state’s finances,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2017

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

The list of signatures on a copy of the letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal includes Thomas P. DiNapoli and Scott M. Stringer, the comptrollers of New York state and New York City, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2015

The comptrollers of the public schools confessed that the law provided for the education of "poor and indigent children," and that it extended to those of persons of color.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams


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