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fiat

[fee-aht, -at, fahy-uht, -at] / ˈfi ɑt, -æt, ˈfaɪ ət, -æt /


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Citibank boosted its 12-month bitcoin target price to $113,000 from $82,000 amid renewed concern that large government deficits could erode the value of fiat currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

“Legislative fiat may not take the place of fact in the judicial determination of issues involving life, liberty, or property,” Justice Pierce Butler wrote in Western & Atlantic Railroad v.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

"A president cannot change the Constitution by executive fiat," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The huge stableboy put both hands fiat on the door, pushed, and grunted.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

She ventures to pluck from the forbidden tree of metaphysics; and, reckless of the fiats of the schools, she entered fearlessly into those inquiries which have appalled both Greek and schoolman.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women by John Lord


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