fiat
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Renewed investor concern that high government deficits could erode the value of fiat currencies is one reason behind the shift in thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We were slaves to the fiat system,” she said, “but Bitcoin brought hope back into my life, hope that I can retire someday.”
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
"A president cannot change the Constitution by executive fiat," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Security shouldn’t be dictated by administrative fiat; it should be treated as a critical competitive feature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Yeah. He came fiat out and said he wasn’t going to sell the junk.”
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Once spoken, the fiats cannot change without wounding the leader’s credibility.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
Yoo makes it clear that he thinks such executive fiats would be unconstitutional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2020
President Dwight Eisenhower, who had put himself above the fray, began to fight back with information leaks and administrative fiats.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
With aristocratic privileges created and enforced by government fiats there were few meaningful opportunities for the common citizen to advance their business interests.
From Economist ● Sep. 2, 2013
Soon thereafter, the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional religious fiats.
From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Vocabulary lists containing fiat
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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