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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For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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His government has also posted a fiscal surplus and pushed through broad deregulation measures — a dramatic reversal after years of economic turbulence.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even as American political polarization has intensified over the last eight years, both Republicans and Democrats have agreed that an increasingly powerful Beijing poses an economic, technological, and security threat to Washington and its close allies.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has led the Fortune 500 Europe since its debut in 2023, but economic stagnation is starting to take a toll.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The group collecting monetary donations online.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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That suit seeks unspecified monetary damages.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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