pocketbook

Example Sentences

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America’s pocketbook and its military are both showing their limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Sentiment was nearly 30% below the level in December 2024 “as pocketbook issues continue to dominate consumer views of the economy,” the report said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

The school that produced Milton Friedman and 34 other Nobel Prize-winning economists is struggling to manage its pocketbook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Many felt somewhat soothed by his willingness to meet with them and listen to their concerns, even if his platform appears at odds with their pocketbook interests.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Then I took my New York street map out of my pocketbook.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath