Example Sentences

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Dr Helen Paul, an economic historian at the University of Southampton, was one of the experts brought in to decipher 18th Century ledgers.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The company imploded after a dispute with bank partners revealed a massive shortfall in customer funds and a failure to keep accurate ledgers, according to court filings in Synapse’s bankruptcy proceeding.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Financial institutions are increasingly tokenizing funds, which refers to digitizing these funds to trade on blockchain ledgers.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The bank has said it was Synapse’s job to “keep accurate ledgers to track individual end user funds.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Indeed, if you could can sardines with ledgers, the owners would have been very happy.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck