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Which writer was famously wary of the misuse of language to serve political ends?

wary

[wair-ee] / ˈwΙ›Ι™r i /


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The movement’s biggest players, wary of crossing two of their closest Senate allies, were suddenly put on the spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Palantir has sought to capture potential commercial customers that are wary of sharing their data with the labs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Users from other crypto platforms have also been warned to be wary of hackers seeking to exploit the situation.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

As for booking flights, you should also be wary of what travel “hacks” people claim save them money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

After his encounter with the owl, he was extremely wary for a long time, even in full daylight, when owls are expected to sleep.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Eric Siegel, a former Columbia University professor and the author of “The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment,” has struck an even warier tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

Li's call came as the European bloc grows warier of the risks of engaging China, defined as its partner, competitor and "systemic rival" since 2019.

From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2023

While both China and Russia apparently tolerate Pyongyang’s missile tests, they are warier of a new nuclear test.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

Rising interest rates have also made lenders warier of plowing more money into distressed companies like Bed Bath & Beyond.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

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

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 ● Sep. 14, 2021

“The guy was cool as a cucumber in every situation,” said Todd Kurth, a former squad car partner who noted the way Adams’s broad smile and high-wattage friendliness won over even the wariest.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020

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 ● 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 ● 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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