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As the federal government continues to wield financial influence over state policy, local governments across the country must weigh the cost of adhering to their social and political values against the economic repercussions of cutting ties with the purse strings of federal policy.
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Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
By contrast, in the corporate world, purse strings seem looser.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
Everyone at the club has been holding out for the moment when new ownership arrived and the purse strings can finally be loosened.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Much of the discussion focused on what those in the nonfiction space can and should be doing now after the documentary bubble burst and as purse strings have been tightened all over town.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
By contrast, in the corporate world, purse strings seem looser.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
Everyone at the club has been holding out for the moment when new ownership arrived and the purse strings can finally be loosened.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Much of the discussion focused on what those in the nonfiction space can and should be doing now after the documentary bubble burst and as purse strings have been tightened all over town.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purse strings
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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