cautiousness

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Leonardo’s cautiousness could be due to the integration of the recently acquired defense business of Iveco and foreign-exchange headwinds, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"If the West wants to demonstrate its weakness, it should certainly demonstrate its cautiousness after an incident like this, but I don't have a feeling that this is the mood in capitals," he replied.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

"There is a strong cautiousness about taking fresh positions ahead of tomorrow," said Naomi Muguruma, senior market economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023

Slow tempos and a general sense of cautiousness resulted in a lack of dramatic propulsion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2022

I was making such tremendous headway, and the spell of the wild ride was so strong in my blood, that my wonted cautiousness was swamped in a rising tide of exhilaration.

From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)