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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
As with the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, the last time a President had attempted to fire a commissioner over mere policy differences was during the Roosevelt Administration.
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Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
But despite all the uncertainty and speculation, Wall Street will ultimately have to wait and see what Trump’s actual policy is toward tariffs on copper.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Politics ‘Stupid’: Alan Simpson gores GOP on immigration, Obama on budget
March 28, 2013
Simpson had a huge impact on immigration law and policy.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
But despite all the uncertainty and speculation, Wall Street will ultimately have to wait and see what Trump’s actual policy is toward tariffs on copper.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Politics ‘Stupid’: Alan Simpson gores GOP on immigration, Obama on budget
March 28, 2013
Simpson had a huge impact on immigration law and policy.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policy
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King Charles has been undergoing treatment since he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February last year following tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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The idea is that in the event of an infection at an implant site, the robot gets delivered to that site via a minimally-invasive endoscopic procedure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2025
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For investors caught between FOMO and financial prudence, even Goldman suggests hedging your bets.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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The company reported a strong quarter in early February but left its outlook unchanged for the rest of the year out of prudence and conservatism.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Together, business leaders can develop an AI strategy that drives revenue, suppresses value leakage and accelerates growth with risk mitigation and compliance in any landscape.—
Monish Darda,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Combining magnesium with other healthy coping strategies can amplify its effectiveness.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mentoring is about passing along the wisdom learned from the successes and failures of one’s career to the next generation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Even perfectly legitimate laws can be enforced in ways that are harmful, and good governance requires the wisdom to enforce the law in ways that are consistent with other values.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Willard spoke fervently about needing contractual assurances of his program’s share.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Inside Dodgers’ offseason renovations to their home clubhouse News Analysis: Shohei Ohtani is restarting his throwing program.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The 1960s ushered in debates about the constitutionality of the federal death penalty, due, in part, to a postwar sense of moral superiority.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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For one, there’s often an initial intoxicating sense of familiarity that quickly devolves into chaos and drama, something akin to love-at-first-sight that suddenly shifts into leave-me-alone.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2025
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About three minutes after the pilot was told to descend to 4,000 feet at his discretion, the autopilot disengaged at 99 knots, then dropped within seconds to 70 knots and was at about 3,100 feet, the report says.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Government lawyers argue that military officials have broad discretion to decide how to assign and deploy servicemembers without judicial interference.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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