running total

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The final tally for Monday’s set exceeded Christie’s expectations, topping $630.8 million and bringing the running total for Newhouse’s estate to more than $1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Doge, an advisory body, publishes a running total of its estimated savings on its website - it was $160bn the last time the site was updated on 20 April.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

It added an estimated $520,000, bringing its running total to $19.3 million.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024

The running total for private nuclear fusion investments has swelled to roughly $5 billion as of this year, according to the Fusion Industry Association, more than half of which was procured since last year.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Without all of the receipts having been counted yet, the running total for the evening was already over $21,000.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick