financially insecure
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Videos circulating online of American workers venting about their career crises indicate that millennials are not feeling financially insecure because they failed, but because the economic math changed underneath them.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
Ultimately, no amount of incentives will convince people to have kids if they feel financially insecure.
From Salon ● May 4, 2025
For example, if one person was financially insecure growing up, they might have a scarcity mindset about their funds as an adult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
He resigned soon after fearing professional repercussions at the agency, where employees who are financially insecure might be seen as targets for recruitment by foreign intelligence services.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
From his first venture as a team owner in 1969, Williams went through several guises, all of them awfully uncompetitive and terribly financially insecure.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2021
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