prudent
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Historically, that conservative approach was seen as prudent, protecting investors from speculative excess and ensuring that index constituents demonstrated operational viability before gaining access to trillions of dollars of public capital flows.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
None of that is prudent behavior, and I do not recommend any of it except the chu toro.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
These developments don’t threaten dollar dominance today or tomorrow, but they reflect a genuine, if gradual, de-risking impulse among sovereigns who have concluded that some diversification away from dollar concentration is prudent.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The guidance looks prudent, analysts at Jefferies said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Yet this paper was so childish and ill-advised that it would hardly be prudent to confer upon it the award.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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