in pocket
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Creation of the organization and its seeding with $2 million in pocket change was a notable departure for the industry which, up to then, had only fleetingly and peripherally been involved in campaigns and elections.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
Ewart goes on to say that he has about 10 shillings "in pocket money, not counting the train fare, so I am doing alright".
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
She stopped to help zip the girl’s black dress and tidy her hijab, and to give her about 13 cents in pocket money.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022
Its completion depends on more rounds of federal funding, which stakeholders are confident they’ll receive, but that is not currently in pocket.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2022
The neighborhood boys kept themselves in pocket money by climbing the poles to replace a washline when it slipped off a pulley.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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