war chest
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And Paxton has noted that the expensive primary runoff left his coffers more depleted than those of Talarico, who could afford to spend the spring stockpiling his war chest after winning his March primary.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The campaign has triggered nationwide fuel shortages and, Kyiv says, dented Russia's financial war chest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"The reason Aldi cannot simply out-discount its way to the throne is that Walmart fights with a war chest and Aldi fights with a scalpel," Sheldon explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Only the largest funds, such as Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital — which possess the war chest to back OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX — stand to gain from their initial public offerings of stock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Exposition Company’s shrinking war chest had driven its relationship with the National Commission to a new low, with Director-General Davis arguing that any new federal money should be controlled by his commission.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
