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 The twin forces of a falling birth rate and an aging population are converging at a time when the country faces enduring structural fiscal and labor market challenges. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 They’re all designed to reduce community conflict and improve fiscal outcomes. Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Agencies in Chicago, San Francisco and other cities — as well as states including Rhode Island — also face fiscal cliffs that threaten service cuts, fare hikes and layoffs. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 It is also located in a state that is facing a budget shortfall of $20 billion out of a total of just over $200 billion, with long-term fiscal problems and politics that stand in the way of solutions. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiscal
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  • Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The audio-streaming platform has amassed a sizable free cash flow due to its strong revenue growth, a figure that has been boosted by the company's swelling active user base in recent financial quarters.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • And, economic pain is one of our greatest motivators.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • China's economic slowdown steepens.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Fiscal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiscal. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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