Definition of financialnext
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 Shortly thereafter, however, news broke that Collier’s 3rd & Fernwood (also in an unenviable location in Midtown) closed due to financial troubles and staff shortages. Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026 The financial services company reports earnings next Wednesday. Lisa Kailai Han,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026 Amid return to work mandates, Manhattan’s luxury real estate market is on the rise among financial services, legal, and technology companies. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026 Its partnerships remain bilateral and transactional; its political and financial systems opaque; its ambitions ambiguous. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for financial
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  • If approved, the county’s fiscal officer will enter the lease.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • California’s State Controller Malia Cohen brought a statewide perspective on fiscal leadership, accountability and strategies that strengthen communities, including those in the San Fernando Valley.
    Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
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  • Tourism and recreation alone account for 47% of the economic output—almost 10 times the economic benefit of offshore oil drilling, Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, said.
    Chaewon Chung Updated January 6, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Pockets of protests erupting across Iran over the past week have intensified pressure on a dysfunctional government struggling to manage a spiraling economic crisis.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
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  • In its brief, the state chamber argues that unpredictable monetary judgments against local governments could lead to widespread financial instability.
    Laura A. Bischoff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Brook stated that the benefits to America’s interests must outweigh the costs, including monetary and human, for this operation to be morally legitimate.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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