adjective
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characterized by or resulting from prudence
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exercising prudence or sound judgment
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Insurer Prudential slid 6.5% to an eight-month low of 9.87 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
HSBC, Standard Chartered, Prudential and AIA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Shares of London-listed financial groups, including Prudential, HSBC, and Standard Chartered, fell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Prudential has warned of an expected $525 million to $575 million hit to 2026 pretax adjusted operating income.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
We bought an Instamatic camera with which to document our life together, and I took pictures of her posing in front of the Prudential building, so that she could send them to her parents.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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