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- advised to use some old-fashioned prudence when agreeing to meet face-to-face with an online acquaintance
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- prudence would call for a little more caution in such a delicate situation
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- in the long run, prudence will pay off more often than taking wild risks
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- common sense,
- discreetness,
- discretion,
- gumption
- [chiefly dialect],
- horse sense,
- levelheadedness,
- nous
- [chiefly British],
- policy,
- sense,
- sensibleness,
- wisdom,
- wit
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“Prudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prudence. Accessed 24 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of prudence was in the 14th century
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