fiat

Example Sentences

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If the justice were genuinely worried about this possibility, one would not expect him to erase a key safeguard against it by judicial fiat.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Wars are financed by borrowing and printing money which devalues debt and fiat currency.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Their price is meant to be fixed to a fiat currency, typically the U.S. dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Most people who talk about alternative currencies are referring to alternative fiat currencies, like the euro, yen, and renminbi.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

They came to the fiat top where the rock was hard to hands and knees.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding