prudent ˈprudnt adjective
: marked by sound judgment
The word prudent has appeared in 328 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on June 5 in “America’s Summer Hot Spots Wonder: Will the Vacationers Still Come?” by Sydney Ember:
“I would expect there to be more domestic travel this year than the previous few,” said David Tinsley, an economist at the Bank of America Institute, which found that lower- and middle-income households were more likely to drive to their destinations than fly.
“It’s consistent with an idea of people being a little bit more prudent,” he said.
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