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That’s peanuts compared with Social Security, the largest single line item at 21% of overall annual spending.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
The company does not break out advertising as its own line item.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
The cost usually nets out to between $100 and $300, a line item on your surgical check.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
My approach would be to carefully assess the city’s budget line item by line item, dollar by dollar.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
The company does not break out advertising as its own line item.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
The cost usually nets out to between $100 and $300, a line item on your surgical check.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
My approach would be to carefully assess the city’s budget line item by line item, dollar by dollar.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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