wary
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But the company's most strident critics remain wary.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
European firms have been more wary of slowing down, fearing it could be an attempt by US giants to lock in their dominance.
From Barron's β Oct. 7, 2026
When it comes to artificial-intelligence investments, individual investors should be wary of Wall Street’s current hard sell, according to Troy McGlone of Heartland Advisors.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 6, 2026
For years, homeowners have been wary of selling their homes to preserve their low mortgage rates from years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
I said, trying not to sound too wary, for ideas are not Katz’s strongest suit.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
In other words, drawn out once with the prospect of a groundbreaking deal that never materialized, a warier Kim may not be so quick to do so again.
From Los Angeles Times β May 15, 2024
The strengthening of Ukrainian air defenses with Western weaponry may partly explain the decrease, with shoot-downs seemingly making Russian pilots warier.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 15, 2024
Far warier — though less cautious — on the world stage than in 1941.
From Washington Times β Mar. 16, 2022
While those lines drew applause among Tories in the hall, the reaction from businesses across the country was far warier.
From New York Times β Oct. 6, 2021
After a few seconds Riddle stopped glaring, though he looked, if anything, warier still.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Germans are among the wariest in Europe of nuclear energy.
From New York Times β Aug. 4, 2022
Naturally, given the nature of COVID-19 spread, choral groups are the wariest about returning to concertizing, but this group is still on board for its Oct.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 14, 2021
Franklin, who is the wariest of personalities, deflected and delayed, even as some of her closest friends encouraged her to settle the deal and enjoy the inevitable attention that would come with “Amazing Grace.”
From The New Yorker β Apr. 4, 2016
Another is that even the wariest trout seem to throw caution to the wind when these insects appear, gorging indiscriminately.
From New York Times β May 11, 2013
At first, Omakayas tried to think she had won, that she had outwitted Old Tallow and made her impatient, as even the wariest animals often failed to do.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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