close the books
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I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.
From Literature
“We were intentionally a little bit more vague than typical because we knew there were some swing factors that were looking positive, but we needed to be able to close the books in the quarter,” CEO Jason Hollar explained in an interview with Barron’s.
From Barron's
It is scheduled to close the books and price the offering on Sept. 13.
From Reuters
“What I’m looking for is to see whether we’ve really turned a corner. We won’t know until we close the books in the fall.”
From Seattle Times
As U.S. banks prepare to close the books on a tumultuous quarter, analysts say trading revenue and deposits are among the key numbers to watch when lenders report earnings in mid-April.
From Reuters
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