prudent

Example Sentences

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It would have been more prudent to work until she was closer to Medicare eligibility, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

With less pressure to meet quarterly targets, companies could focus more on the investment, innovation and prudent risk-taking that help drive long-term growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The committee’s authority is limited to very uncommon circumstances in which there are no “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that would avoid jeopardizing a listed species or impair a species’ critical habitat.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Maj Gen Tom Bewick, Commander British Forces Cyprus, insisted there'd been "prudent planning" before the war - including additional ground-based air defences and radar.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And what appears in retrospect like a prudent and farsighted vision of the national interest looked to Jefferson like a betrayal of the American Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis