careful
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Weight also plays a role, so be careful if you send your 6-year-old down the slide in stretch pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: Justice Kagan is almost the most careful of all the sitting justices not to say anything polemical, or partisan, or inflammatory.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
"The decision to attend the event in Georgia was taken after careful consideration and solely in the interests of the company," she added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
"You've got to be careful with just saying 'not running'," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Clare continued in slow, careful terms: “You will live here. You will direct the souls of Deadwood to their eternal fate. The job I have been doing… is your calling now.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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