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caginess





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Points, too, for the solid casting, from the leads’ tricky pivoting from openness to caginess, to the criminally underseen Wasikowska, who navigates maternal complexities of worry and compassion that confound easy pigeonholing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

A chilly impasse results, exaggerated by Ms. Dusapin’s curious caginess in sharing background information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Bondi’s caginess on many questions led to a tense exchange with Sen. Adam Schiff.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025

The caginess can’t be pinned solely on rogue prosecutors in Florida.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2024

Had anyone paid real attention to her subject—and not the styling of her hair—he might have noticed that she was circling a monumental conceptual advance, albeit with deliberate caginess.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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