prudent

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Being as safe as possible, however, is prudent.

From Barron's

“We are taking a prudent approach to our guide while we’re implementing aggressive actions like qualifying lower-cost suppliers, producing memory configurations, and increasing prices,” Lores said.

From Barron's

The company’s weak risk-adjusted capitalization and low U.S. dollar liquidity are offset in part by its access to capital markets and “prudent management of its capital structure,” the agency wrote.

From Barron's

And, indeed, there is nothing prudent about what the Republicans are trying to do this time.

From Seattle Times

At the time, PacWest also said it had considered selling a stake in itself, but decided that the depressed value for regional bank stocks meant that such a move “would not be prudent.”

From New York Times