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prudent

[prood-nt] / ˈprud nt /


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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

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

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

It was neither a “contract with abolition” nor a “covenant with death,” but rather a prudent exercise in ambiguity.

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




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