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
Effective this month, New York’s initiative alleviates financial burdens and fosters healthier outcomes for parents and babies.
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Rebecca L. Palmer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
The payment system handles tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans’ benefits and much more, sending out trillions of dollars every year while containing an expansive network of Americans’ personal and financial data.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
His father, Earl Thomas Booker III, played football at the University of Wisconsin and is a financial consultant.
—Sam Jane, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
While eschewing guarantees eliminates the risk factor for the host network, that’s not to say that the deliveries are wholly devoid of financial implications.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca L. Palmer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
The payment system handles tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans’ benefits and much more, sending out trillions of dollars every year while containing an expansive network of Americans’ personal and financial data.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
His father, Earl Thomas Booker III, played football at the University of Wisconsin and is a financial consultant.
—Sam Jane, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
While eschewing guarantees eliminates the risk factor for the host network, that’s not to say that the deliveries are wholly devoid of financial implications.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for financial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financial
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The project to build a bullet train from Los Angeles to Sacramento is an outrageous example of a public work that lacked any fiscal responsibility or oversight from the state government.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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The university is the region’s largest beneficiary of funding from the National Institutes of Health, the agency at the center of the fiscal fight.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
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The offer was intended to spur Black American economic prosperity post-Civil War.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Goller acknowledged China was unlikely to return to the explosive economic growth that first attracted foreign carmakers to flood into the country.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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With inflation on their minds, investors will be eager to get a glimpse of the Fed's thinking when minutes from the last monetary policy meeting are released on Wednesday.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Central Bank's governor, Elvira Nabiullina, said separately that monetary tightening will cool the economy and that growth over the next three years would be in line with its forecast in October.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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