prudent
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With less pressure to meet quarterly targets, companies could focus more on the investment, innovation and prudent risk-taking that help drive long-term growth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
The committee’s authority is limited to very uncommon circumstances in which there are no “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that would avoid jeopardizing a listed species or impair a species’ critical habitat.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
If that’s what the dining public is looking for, then I think it would be a prudent thing to make smaller portions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Maj Gen Tom Bewick, Commander British Forces Cyprus, insisted there'd been "prudent planning" before the war - including additional ground-based air defences and radar.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
In the end, I decided the most prudent moment in the day would be as I served afternoon tea in the drawing room.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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