prudent

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Being as safe as possible, however, is prudent.

From Barron's

“We are taking a prudent approach to our guide while we’re implementing aggressive actions like qualifying lower-cost suppliers, producing memory configurations, and increasing prices,” Lores said.

From Barron's

The company’s weak risk-adjusted capitalization and low U.S. dollar liquidity are offset in part by its access to capital markets and “prudent management of its capital structure,” the agency wrote.

From Barron's

So Legal Voice, the advocacy group, considers it prudent for providers to stay away from Idaho if there’s any possibility of jeopardy under that state’s law, according to policy counsel Alizeh Bhojani.

From Seattle Times

While considering the application, commissioners had raised questions about what costs the utility should be allowed to recover and how much authority regulators have to determine whether those costs are prudent.

From Seattle Times