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Recent Examples of prudence This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 This is emblematic of transit leaders’ lack of fiscal prudence. Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 His successor will be tasked with providing Howe with the maximum permissible resources to achieve on-field success while maintaining financial prudence. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025 In a press conference in Doha, Fidan said the Syrian people were not in a position to rebuild on their own and international actors and regional powers had to act with prudence and preserve the country's territorial integrity. Andrew Mills, Reuters, 8 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for prudence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prudence
Noun
  • Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The result is a system rigged for expediency and self-interest, not stewardship.
    Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reverence for the past, and reluctance to destroy until the risks of destruction are fully known, is not timidity but wisdom, in architecture as in life.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • My daughter, in all her wisdom and childhood intuition, figured this out right away.
    Christa Carmen, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This week, Megan Moroney offers up valuable wisdom enveloped in a lilting ballad, while Maddie Lenhart sings of longing for a carefree night of throwing romantic caution to the wind.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In both countries, investment outcomes depend heavily on national conditions, including the strength of capital markets, workforce, infrastructure, and the judiciousness of laws and regulations.
    SADEK WAHBA, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This, plus the ongoing calls among family members, maintains a powerful sense of human connection and love.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The move turned out to be a blessing for Harrison, who has felt a sense of relief since leaving the dating show.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Custody and placement arrangements were verified in family court records, and survey respondents also tracked the time their children spent in their care.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Beki San Martin is a fellow at the Detroit Free Press who covers child care, early childhood education and other issues that affect the lives of children ages 5 and under and their families in metro Detroit and across Michigan.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Will that mission weigh the needs of our community as equal to national political expedience, or is the safety of our people less important than fleeting political optics?
    Keith Wilson, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Private settlements outside the public eye deprive them of that chance and raise suspicions that boards prioritize expedience over long-term value creation.
    Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Prudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prudence. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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