tiptoe
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He is betting the Western alliance will be healthier if America’s allies candidly air their disagreements with the president, rather than tiptoe around him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Barabak: You’re having me tiptoe uncomfortably close to the Make A Prediction Zone, which I assiduously avoid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
We tiptoe around finances because we’ve been programmed by society to link our personal value to our financial status.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
The empty apartment is silent as I tiptoe out of the bedroom and close the front door behind me.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
You may find yourself joining the crowds on the sidewalk, balancing on your tiptoes while you peer through open windows at the nearest TV, a snack from a nearby street vendor clutched in your hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Behind them, a slim figure reaches up on tiptoes, but the 1-month pad is still out of her reach.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
As the hearing ended, some of Mr Combs's supporters lingered at the door, on their tiptoes hoping to catch a sight of the rapper as he was escorted away.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
That unless they were pretty tall and standing right outside my window on their tiptoes, I was invisible.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
Powell tiptoed away from saying how the Fed would answer that riddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
And when asked, twice, whether he thought rates were high enough to bring inflation fully under control, he twice tiptoed around the question.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tiptoed less than 0.1% lower to 38,892.80, while the Nasdaq composite inched 5 points higher to 16,253.96.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
As he tiptoed round the thorny issue of why Manchester City are so much better than Manchester United, Pep Guardiola was careful to be both respectful and protective of fellow manager Erik ten Hag.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
Mini tiptoed carefully toward the center of the cave.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Any hope Gianni Infantino might have had of tiptoeing away from the scene of his World Cup private-investment wreckage having sustained only minor damage to his reputation disappeared on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
CANNES, France—American corporations are tiptoeing toward a future powered by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Investors tiptoeing back into Chinese stocks may want to consider companies that would benefit both from the rise of AI and a potential effort by Beijing to boost consumption.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
“Be back in a minute,” Peggy Jo told her mother, tiptoeing past her room.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
Even the rain sounded apologetic as it fell around us, tiptoeing its way to the earth.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
