coffers

Example Sentences

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Tourists from around the world are now flooding back, boosting the coffers of the basilica, which relies on the takings as well as private donations.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

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

SpaceX recently signed a deal with Anthropic to rent access to AI chips at its data centers that should put $15 billion or so into its coffers each of the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

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

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Which cause do you think the members of Congress.will open up the coffers for?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt