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The term “financial” is employed in literature to denote matters related to money management, economic conditions, and broader issues of power and stability. In historical narratives, it frames economic turmoil—such as the “financial chaos” brought on by unstable banks ([1]) or the precarious financial state leading to false policies ([2])—while also marking positions of economic assurance, as in descriptions of a “satisfactory” financial standing ([3]). Authors also extend its meaning beyond mere numbers: it appears in contexts merging administrative duties and moral assessments, for example when distinguishing between moral and fiscal accountability ([4]), or when designating structured groups like committees handling weekly expenditures ([5]). Moreover, in modern discourse the term has found a place in the media and political rhetoric—appearing in headlines of financial newsletters ([6], [7])—underscoring its persistent role as both a technical indicator and a broader social symbol.
  1. The unsound condition of the banks with their depreciated and fluctuating currency had created financial chaos.
    — from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
  2. On a basis of so much falsehood it became impossible to erect any constructive financial policy which was workable.
    — from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes
  3. Such was their financial position—surely a satisfactory one.
    — from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
  4. is it used in a moral or in a financial sense?
    — from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James
  5. In addition to the executive council there is a financial committee of six, that meets every week and decides upon the expenditures for the week.
    — from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington
  6. The Financial Izvestia weekly, the joint publication of London Financial Times and Moscow-based Izvestia, is available by email.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  7. Reuters also offers full-text stories from Financial Times and other leading European newspapers.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno

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