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guardedly



ADVERB
cautiously
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Many small businesses are also guardedly hopeful about the new year, in part because they stand to benefit from a high level of tax refunds and new tax incentives in 2026.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

The idea of introducing an extra pit stop into the Monaco Grand Prix has been given a guardedly warm response so far.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025

But like our experts, we are guardedly optimistic.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 10, 2023

Advocates are guardedly hopeful the Ukrainian presence could change Japan's overall refugee policy, but Temple University Japan's political science professor James Brown thought it unlikely.

From Reuters ● May 19, 2023

Women emerged from cottages to stare at us guardedly, keeping their younger children behind their skirts.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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