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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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With what's at stake, though, it might be a little cagier than that.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

Mr. Gaetz became cagier when the subject turned to how he intended to use his influence on the burning issues of the day, including the debt ceiling and funding for Ukraine.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

But others, especially those in the heavily polluting energy sector, have been cagier about their intentions or have resisted overhauling operations for the sake of planetary survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021

The answer here was cagier, and I was asked not to quote it directly.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2021

Great Britain 3-4 Japan A match that’s cagier than London Zoo edges towards its conclusion.

From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2018




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