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
Every personal finance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of financial products.
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Lori Zaino, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Any center closures could quickly increase financial hardship for lower-earnings families.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1976, the company was in financial trouble and sold off many of its locations to employees.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Lori Zaino, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Any center closures could quickly increase financial hardship for lower-earnings families.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1976, the company was in financial trouble and sold off many of its locations to employees.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for financial
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The Quorum Court's Finance and Budget Committee voted against a non-binding resolution to have a fiscal impact study done on the project, with eight of the 13 justices of the peace voting against it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The latter is seen as preferable by many, but potentially an optimistic choice that doesn’t address the problem of fiscal overstretch.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Apart from the moral morass and human cost of America’s foreign military misadventures, there is the lasting economic damage of the wars of which Cheney was such an avid advocate.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Making quality life in New York City possible for a majority of its residents must, even under the most austere economic analysis, be good leadership.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fed officials routinely participate in public events to lay out their views on the economy in the spirit of transparency and helping investors understand the direction of monetary policy.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the Fed chair stuck to his wait-and-see rhetoric, arguably more suitable now than ever before in the absence of key metrics to help chart the best course for monetary policy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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