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prudently

[prood-nt-lee] / ˈprud nt li /






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More education is also needed to help retirement savers invest more prudently.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Edison has told its investors that it believes it acted prudently before the Eaton fire and will have the damage costs fully covered.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

The law allows outside parties to provide evidence that the utility didn’t act prudently before the fire, but even in that event, the utility’s financial responsibility for damages is capped.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

“We would say the tone remained optimistic around China, but the statements remained prudently conservative, which we understand,” Stifel’s Ruben Roy wrote.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

He recognized Yossarian as the drunk who had accosted him roughly at the officers’ club one night before the first mission to Bologna, and he swung his displeasure prudently to Dunbar.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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