as in fiscal
of or relating to money, banking, or investments the financial world was watching the stock market closely

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Recent Examples of financial According to financial documents released June 13, the president reported over $600 million in income last year from various enterprises. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025 Regulators use the stress capital buffer, or SCB, to help determine how big of an emergency fund that each bank needs to keep on hand in case of a financial crisis. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025 Other clubs, including Chelsea and Newcastle United, proposed more attractive financial packages, some even offering double the money, while Barcelona and Marseille also looked at him. Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 20 June 2025 That is any sense, not just financial — intellectual, artistic and physical. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for financial
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  • Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs early next month for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal grant funding and the state’s own bleak fiscal outlook.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
  • The Senate bill is expected to face pushback from conflicting factions of the party, particularly from fiscal hawks who want to reduce the deficit and lawmakers who have drawn a red line on major cuts to social safety net programs.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 28 June 2025
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  • Decisive action will enable us to preserve our world-leading research infrastructure and protect the economic health of our Commonwealth for the benefit of all our citizens.
    Alan M. Leventhal, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
  • The 2015 deal, signed by Iran, U.S., and other world powers, created a long-term, comprehensive nuclear agreement that limited Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
    Aamer Madhani, Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2025
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  • Trump Versus Powell Thus far Powell has resisted the jabs from Trump and has kept an independent posture on monetary policy.
    Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Federal Reserve Pressure Another key factor in the dollar's decline is Trump's unorthodox approach to monetary policy, openly questioning the Federal Reserve's decision-making through commentary and pressure that brings its independence into question.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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