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conservative

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] / kənˈsɜr və tɪv /




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Because you may have several decades of retirement ahead of you, being too conservative could limit your portfolio’s long-term growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“His impact was less ideological than attitudinal. He wasn’t convincing the voters to become more conservative, he was convincing them that it was OK for them to vent their anger in an unconventional way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Those are conservative figures, and do not take into account rain-induced canopy damage or reduced food availability, said the authors of the study published on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Roberts is the only member of the conservative majority who doesn’t readily identify as an originalist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The result, with the arrival of Western technology, is that the more entrepreneurial societies are now exploiting Western technology to overwhelm their conservative neighbors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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