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prudent

[prood-nt] / ˈprud nt /


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These suggest that its stance toward overseas M&A is more prudent, Shang adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The department issued a proposed rule that would “clear regulatory burdens” and “lower litigation risks for prudent fiduciaries,” it said in a statement on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 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

I do not wish to omit an important issue, and an error from which princes protect themselves with difficulty if they are not extremely prudent, or if they do not make good choices.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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