wariness

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But at a time of growing wariness over private-market valuations, investors have good reason to scrutinize deals, particularly when the buyers are already deeply committed to the same assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

When it was announced, there was wariness about how the comedy sketch show would translate for a British audience.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Widening spreads on the quoted price of a bond can signal market wariness.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Though Project Iceworm never became reality, its history and that of U.S. military activity in Greenland do a lot to explain wariness over Trump’s plans for the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

He was crafty: dulling men’s wariness, or working on their fears, as served the occasion.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien