Historical clue formulations

• Sought comfort from, say — 2026-07-23
• Sought for help, say — 2024-07-13
• Sought help from during a crisis — 2022-09-23
• Approached quickly — 2021-02-19
• Totaled — 2020-12-20
• Totaled — 2019-04-13
• Totaled, as a bill — 2017-04-04
• Approached apace — 2016-11-27
• Totaled, as a bill — 2016-03-14
• Reached, numerically — 2016-03-06
• Reached in a hurry — 2015-08-07
• Totaled — 2015-03-05
• Totaled — 2014-12-16
• Made a dash for — 2014-12-10
• Equaled altogether — 2013-08-15
• Cost — 2012-06-24
• Totaled, as a bill — 2012-01-09
• Totaled — 2011-06-08
• Wound up costing — 2009-11-11
• Totaled, as a tab — 2006-03-28
• Totaled — 2005-10-23
• Approached rapidly — 2005-09-02
• Totaled — 2004-11-14
• Totaled — 2004-09-26
• Cost — 2004-07-11
• Totaled — 2004-06-11
• Cost — 2002-11-20
• Reached in a hurry — 2002-05-07
• Totaled, costwise — 2001-11-20
• Totaled — 2000-04-21
• Totaled — 1999-02-04
• Totaled — 1998-02-20
• Reached in amount — 1997-08-31
• Sought support from — 1995-05-28
• Totaled — 1994-12-18
• Showed allegiance, in a way — 1994-01-18
• Reached the total of — 1993-12-21