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Yet she was also consistently generous — giving nearly-new clothes and jewelry to friends she thought better suited for them; keeping a petty cash fund just for veterinary bills for loved ones’ ailing pets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

“We want the government to provide emergency services like helping fund tickets, food, petty cash, and cellphones and emergent medical needs on arrival,” Vazquez said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

After a burglar bashed a hole in our front door, we kept the petty cash in the bookshelves behind a volume of Ezra Pound.

From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2019

You can easily find the $10M in petty cash.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2015

It was the first time I’d felt relieved since the petty cash got swiped.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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