book-keeping
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Humans are a striking example of this evolutionary book-keeping in action.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022
In a subsequent examination, FTX legal and finance teams also learned that Bankman-Fried implemented what the two people described as a "backdoor" in FTX's book-keeping system, which was built using bespoke software.
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2022
From the endless bookings of the 70s, Kingsley Ward's wife Ann took several book-keeping jobs to keep Rockfield alive during the late 80s.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2020
However, the human body being somewhat more complicated than a basic book-keeping system, all your appetite hears is the activation.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2019
The card ledger is the up-to-date book-keeping system and is being used for all kinds of accounts.
From How to Collect a Doctor Bill by Davis, Frank P.
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