How to Use comptroller in a Sentence
comptroller
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The last time the state’s comptroller studied the issue was in 2006.
—New York Times, 5 May 2022
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But fixing the dollars for the program is a task the comptroller can’t solve.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2022
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The comptroller is in charge of the state's BTC, and any of it that lands in its coffers has to be held for at least five years.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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The court challenge was filed against him in his role as comptroller.
—Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 18 Feb. 2021
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The banks want no one like Omarova in place as comptroller.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
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Franchot, who has served as comptroller since 2007 and has the most name recognition statewide, remained at the top of the heap.
—Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 3 July 2022
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One name that comes up is Michael Hsu, the acting comptroller of the currency.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2021
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Two of those spots have to be filled by the comptroller of the currency and the CFPB director.
—Michelle Price, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Many of those factors have begun to reverse, the comptroller said.
—Alison Kosik, CNN, 20 Sep. 2022
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Franchot, the comptroller, set up a system to ease the cash-flow crunch for stations that lowered prices.
—Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
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Gross receipts tax, which makes up most of the city’s business tax, brings in about $800 million a year, the city’s comptroller said in July.
—Malathi Nayak, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
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The acting comptroller plays keyboards and takes the lead vocal.
—Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg.com, 14 Jan. 2021
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But a new report out from the city’s comptroller showed that the money wasn’t distributed equally across the boroughs — and the Bronx fared worst.
—Curbed, 9 Dec. 2022
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The race for comptroller was the closest among the statewide races, but still featured a large lead for the Democratic candidate.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
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The office of the comptroller released the financial report last week.
—Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
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The comptroller announced the state has a fund balance of nearly $586 million.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2020
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State comptroller Alan Hevesi quit a month after his 2006 reelection and went to prison.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Oct. 2022
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The comptroller serves four-year terms and, unlike the governor, is not limited to two terms.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
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If the comptroller gives the green light, the Northwest school district must hold a public meeting within 30 days about the whether to approve the agreement.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
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The comptroller’s office will collect them when the program ends.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021
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This spring, a few months into my term as Connecticut state comptroller, my team sat me down to talk about these costs.
—Sean Scanlon, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
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Kevin Lyons, a spokesman for the state comptroller’s office, confirmed that Moreno had made his final payment on a plan.
—Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 26 May 2021
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The comptroller has one of three votes on the state’s Board of Public Works, and has the power to collect taxes and help determine the state’s budget.
—Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021
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The easiest way is to have a good comptroller and record-keeping practices.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
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Last year the city’s comptroller made the same argument, pointing out that by 2050, one-third of the city’s basements and cellars will face flooding risk.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023
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Glassman, who is running for state comptroller, is term limited and cannot run for a third term in 2022.
—James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2021
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Peter Franchot has spent four terms in the comptroller’s office and five terms in the Maryland House of Delegates.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2023
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In fact, the comptroller’s office hasn’t audited an SBA fund since 2003.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2021
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The second move Hochul is proposing gives the city’s comptroller, public advocate, and the City Council speaker the power to advance litigation against the federal government.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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The committee is made up of the comptroller, corporation counsel, council Speaker, a deputy mayor chosen by the mayor and the longest-serving borough president.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025
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