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cautiously

[kaw-shuhs-lee] / ˈkɔ ʃəs li /
ADVERB
tentatively
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It’s also a signal to buyers to proceed cautiously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The researchers controlled for rents and other economic factors, though Leifheit said the findings still should be interpreted cautiously.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Is he cautiously shepherding in the A.I. age, or is that just another part of the pitch?

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities, said that bonds were trading a bit more cautiously than stocks because investors tend to focus on fundamentals differently when assessing the two asset classes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

They made their way cautiously, silently, quickly, downstream.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt