prudent
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Another prudent strategy is to take your current tax rate and “add a 5% margin to be safe,” Jesani said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 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
Wise leadership, prudent judgment, strategic patience, the maintenance of alliances, domestic cohesion, promotion of economic dynamism—these are all choices that trump destiny in the pursuit of national greatness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
This seems like a prudent and thrifty decision at the moment, but it turns out to be a major mistake.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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