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Those investors had been focusing heavily on cash flow because the company broke open its piggy bank a few times this year.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Many enquired as to how much was in the piggy bank, while one shared their guess, which ended up being just £43—$55—off the total.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The Department of Justice claims Chavez was part of an underground criminal network that used Perry as a personal piggy bank by illegally selling him ketamine.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Nelson was speaking to the culprits behind these odious arrangements, in Congress (including himself from his time in the Senate), who see the space agency as a piggy bank and cost-plus contracts as a way to deliver jobs to constituents and share price boosts to campaign funders.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Many enquired as to how much was in the piggy bank, while one shared their guess, which ended up being just £43—$55—off the total.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The Department of Justice claims Chavez was part of an underground criminal network that used Perry as a personal piggy bank by illegally selling him ketamine.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Nelson was speaking to the culprits behind these odious arrangements, in Congress (including himself from his time in the Senate), who see the space agency as a piggy bank and cost-plus contracts as a way to deliver jobs to constituents and share price boosts to campaign funders.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Piggy bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piggy%20bank. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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