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purse

[purs] / pɜrs /




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A Times reporter was waved toward the entrance without showing a ticket as she tried to get it out of her purse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Sir James Cleverly said the practice was "an insult" and that "custodians of the public purse" had "an enhanced duty to make sure they're delivering value for money".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

With OpenAI’s purse strings tightening ahead of its IPO, company executives began taking a more critical look at Sora—and didn’t like what they saw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“We thought maybe they came and there’s a stretcher and they took her out the back but her phone was there, her purse was there, all her things and it just didn’t make any sense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

She put her frilly purse on the bedside table and examined herself in the mirror.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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