conservative

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Some schools also could take a more conservative approach to valuation and intentionally undervalue their positions given that pre-IPO investors are often restricted from selling their shares for a period after a company goes public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“There was a lot of hype, because he was different, loud and provocative,” said Murphy, a conservative who has advised former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and many other Republicans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Bernardo Pachas said Tuesday that "it could take anywhere from two weeks to the end of the month" to know whether conservative Keiko Fujimori or leftist Roberto Sanchez had won.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Given that scenario, which is quite moderate to conservative, her portfolio would grow to nearly $2 million over the next 10 years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Conversely, it also befell the stubborn, conservative Greenland Norse farmers, replaced by Eskimo hunter-gatherers whose subsistence methods and technology were far superior to those of the Norse under Greenland conditions.

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