financial insecurity
Americannoun
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For those who have joined the workforce since the Great Recession, an economic downturn that lasted from late 2007 until mid-2009, financial insecurity has largely defined their economic experiences.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Conversations with other Chinese consumers revealed similar caution, all relating to feelings of financial insecurity.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
At the same time, people from later U.S. birth cohorts have built less wealth and face greater financial insecurity than earlier generations.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
“I do not believe that financial insecurity should stop our nation’s elite athletes from breaking through to new frontiers of excellence,” Stevens said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
In June his salary was increased to twenty-five thousand a year and his last lingering feeling of financial insecurity disappeared.
From The Great God Success by Phillips, David Graham
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