as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
gained some fiscal knowledge by taking an economics course
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Recent Examples of fiscal
But the government, Paul says, will keep facing fiscal standoffs.
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Robert Costa, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
House rebels view the attempt to squeeze the SAVE America Act into reconciliation, a restrictive budget process that requires all language to have a direct fiscal impact, as capitulation and want to see the entire bill, including its mandates on voter ID and proof of citizenship, signed into law.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The city fixed more than 1,200 areas of sidewalk during the fiscal year that ended last June — triple the previous high from fiscal 2021 — thanks to a carrot-and-stick campaign launched in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
What this Advance Notice proposes looks less like modernization and more like blunt fiscal pressure.
—Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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Robert Costa, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
House rebels view the attempt to squeeze the SAVE America Act into reconciliation, a restrictive budget process that requires all language to have a direct fiscal impact, as capitulation and want to see the entire bill, including its mandates on voter ID and proof of citizenship, signed into law.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The city fixed more than 1,200 areas of sidewalk during the fiscal year that ended last June — triple the previous high from fiscal 2021 — thanks to a carrot-and-stick campaign launched in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
What this Advance Notice proposes looks less like modernization and more like blunt fiscal pressure.
—Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiscal
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The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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What’s more, insurance companies — which are always working on complex models to manage the flow of claims, and therefore minimize financial losses — are increasingly using AI to tighten the faucet.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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City officials and economic development professionals have claimed to have signed non-disclosure agreements with the company, limiting their ability to talk about the project publicly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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In our assessment, the public may hear less about where policy is heading but see faster changes when economic conditions shift.—
Paul Wachtel,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Fiscal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiscal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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