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prudential

[proo-den-shuhl] / pruˈdɛn ʃəl /


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The regulator said that at 3%, the stability buffer is judged to be sufficient to absorb potential costs posed by a range of prudential vulnerabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

It’s basic prudential supervision, and it’s well within the existing tool kit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

More than ever, we need leaders with strong moral character, personal discipline and the ability to model prudential choices about when and how to use such a powerful technology.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

“Every jurisdiction and prudential consideration calls for this court to allow the appeal to proceed first in the D.C. Circuit. ‘Haste makes waste’ is an old adage.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

Not because young hearts when they arrive at the age of maturity do not desire to marry; but because prudential considerations interfere.

From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles




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