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as in prudence
the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters
you should have exercised greater policy in your online relationships and not divulged so much personal information
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Recent Examples of policy
This powerhouse trio has a staunch policy of not talking to media about their business, but that hasn’t prevented glowing word of their impressive reputation from making the rounds through Hollywood.
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Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
State officials and health policy researchers said neither pilot program could confirm whether a person meets other qualifying activities — such as community service — or any of the numerous exemptions.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Soft power officially entered Moscow’s foreign-policy lexicon in 2013.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Court challenges to some of the state’s right-wing policies are pending.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
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Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
State officials and health policy researchers said neither pilot program could confirm whether a person meets other qualifying activities — such as community service — or any of the numerous exemptions.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Soft power officially entered Moscow’s foreign-policy lexicon in 2013.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Court challenges to some of the state’s right-wing policies are pending.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policy
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Patient 3’s immune system, however, didn’t produce as many antibodies after the procedure, suggesting that the therapy may not have efficiently reached its target, Whitton says.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her interest in aesthetics led Sturm to learn other facial procedures, including how to inject Botox and fillers.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, a boom-and-bust cycle in the early 2000s informs some of the company’s prudence on expansion.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Taiwan’s military should exercise prudence in its rules of engagement and not assume that every close call is intentional.—
JOEL WUTHNOW,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Sep. 2025
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Supporting the Army’s next phase The M-SHORAD Increment 4 effort is a major part of the Army’s broader modernization strategy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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The county added jobs beginning in July 2023 and new strategies to improve efficiency, according to the statement.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Screenwriter-director Kevin Smith’s low-key musings and loopy wisdom are nicely wrapped with an unaffected sweetness.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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Now, with the perspective of 10 more years, Rhimes revisits that journey with deeper honesty, humor and wisdom.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In 2021, The Courier Journal revived its Top Workplaces program, which celebrates employers going above and beyond to support their employees.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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The program also covers other critical roles, including teachers and doctors.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Both of those rankings praised the city for offering a sense of community, mountain scenery and a bustling arts scene.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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There was a sense of Diana and Charles arriving at Westminster Abbey in separate coaches on the day of the coronation.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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State athletic associations have discretion under their states’ laws to determine high school athlete eligibility.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The club’s hallmark was its discretion, and what went on in the labyrinth of rooms that made up the basement club was never repeated in the outside world.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policy. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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