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incautious

[in-kaw-shuhs] / ɪnˈkɔ ʃəs /


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We’re a long way from those incautious days.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Even the animals are distinctive—especially Kōkī, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Nonetheless, its performance has been spotty and sometimes incautious, including revealing less-than-certain intelligence during the war.

From Washington Post May 25, 2022

Mr. Biden, as rendered by Mr. Biden, is a particularly vivid character, unguarded and at times politically incautious.

From New York Times Jun. 11, 2020

From all the available evidence, there seemed to be little doubt that McCandless—rash and incautious by nature—had committed a careless blunder, confusing one plant for another, and died as a consequence.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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