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SpaceX may be betting its future on artificial intelligence, but for now investors are leery of the massive amount of money required to execute on those ambitions.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Parks, who later served on the City Council, said he was leery of any arrangements that left the department indebted — even if only in appearance — to rich donors.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, India and Brazil have become leery of holding their central-banking reserves in U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

One suggested I divorce my spouse because she’s still leery about taking an EV on road trips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

“That ain’t surprisin’, Son,” Toddy Hughes said with a leery grin, “bein’ as yesterd’y was Mr. Blakeslee’s weddin’ day.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Indeed, a raft of recent surveys, such as this one from UBS UBS AG, show the Great Recession scared generation born after 1980 is actually more risk averse and leerier of stocks than their elders.

From Forbes ● Dec. 19, 2014

Americans have grown leerier of foreign entanglements and more self-interested on economic matters.

From Economist ● Oct. 10, 2013

Physicians are leerier about another of Kessler's campaigns: restricting the promotion of drugs for purposes other than those explicitly approved by the FDA.

From Time Magazine Archive