prudent

Example Sentences

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Given all the questions raised and left unanswered by the ruling, Rosenfeld said it wasn’t prudent to provide an outlook for profit at this time.

From MarketWatch

It is likely the company is taking a prudent approach to guidance given the ongoing weakness in the housing market and resurfaced uncertainty around tariffs, wrote Steven Shemesh, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

From Barron's

They are making a prudent decision by focusing instead on school and work.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company gave a weaker-than-expected earnings forecast in November, and said that it was taking a “prudent approach to our guide while implementing aggressive actions to mitigate” the rising costs.

From Barron's

Investors would do well to heed the old Confucian proverb: “Be prudent and exercise caution.”

From Barron's