prudent
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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
Historically, that conservative approach was seen as prudent, protecting investors from speculative excess and ensuring that index constituents demonstrated operational viability before gaining access to trillions of dollars of public capital flows.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“The Commission is committed to its constitutionally mandated role to regulate public utilities in the interest of prudent and reasonable rates for ratepayers, businesses and the Commonwealth as a whole,” it added in a statement.
From Barron's • May 18, 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
“We approve. Afterward some bard will make a stirring song about you, no doubt, and we shall have a more prudent lord commander.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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