as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments an economist who is critical of this administration's monetary policies

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Recent Examples of monetary His mismanagement of the Fed has not only badly hamstrung monetary policy for years but has stuck the taxpayer with a massive bill atop a general cost-of-living crisis. E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025 To some extent, monetary policy will also depend on what happens with other key categories in the inflation basket. Jonathan Levin, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025 The Fed’s debates about monetary policy come against a bellicose political backdrop, in which the central bank’s traditional independence is eroding. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 July 2025 In 40 other states and the District of Columbia, eligibility requirements were expanded to consider low-income families under a certain monetary threshold. Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for monetary
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  • All proceeds from this year’s event were donated to Swim Across the Sound, a nonprofit that raises funds to provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their families across the region.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • Insurance Claims: If agents can directly approve or deny claims, errors can lead to financial loss, fraud or regulatory violations.
    Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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  • Term premium is the extra return investors demand for holding long-term government bonds rather than rolling short-term debt, compensating for uncertainty about inflation, fiscal policy, and future interest rates.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • But that split persist, could evolve into a split along political lines, with one side swayed by political motives, and the need to accommodate fiscal policy, at the expense of adherence to the price stability mandate.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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  • Private sector partners collaborate with UNICEF in many ways, supplying the knowledge, tools and finances that complement UNICEF’s strengths and accelerate young people’s path to economic security and opportunity.
    Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Polls also show growing concern over inflation, healthcare cuts, and immigration enforcement, with many voters expressing skepticism about the long-term impact of Trump's economic agenda.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monetary. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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