adjective
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characterized by or resulting from prudence
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exercising prudence or sound judgment
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HSBC, Standard Chartered, Prudential and AIA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Shares in Prudential have fallen close to 14% since the last trading day before the SFC’s announcement of the new requirements.
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 stock declined 0.3% to $98.28 on Monday.
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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