kitty
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Loan pools like the Chinese hui, the Japanese tanomoshi and the Korean kye involve groups of investors who pay into a kitty that is then doled out on a rotating basis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I think in a lot of cases, the money's all being pooled together as one household kitty to help meet whatever expenses the disabled child has," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Spending cash from the kitty is clean, clear and less dangerous if things go wrong.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
A public crowdfunding campaign raised bail money, but the kitty quickly ran dry, leaving many defendants stuck in high-security prisons awaiting trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2025
“I’ll check on the first floor, and Emma can try the basement. She needs to go back down there to throw away the kitty litter she scooped, anyway.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
These rival kitties were leopard cats, small wild cats with leopard-like spots, that lived in human settlements in China for around 3,500 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
General fund spending worth $3.4 billion would be shifted to other kitties, such as the cap-and-trade program that pays for climate programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The inhaled air is trapped on the olfactory epithelium and/or the Jacobson’s organ, giving kitties an extra chance to detect scent molecules.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 2, 2024
Cats can be solitary creatures, but they often form friendships with fellow kitties in people’s homes or on the street; feral cats can live in colonies of thousands, sometimes taking over entire islands.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023
"I don't know how, but they followed me here. I have half of Ishtar's kitties living downstairs. Never met such demanding beasts."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
