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But like our experts, we are guardedly optimistic.

Advocates are guardedly hopeful the Ukrainian presence could change Japan's overall refugee policy, but Temple University Japan's political science professor James Brown thought it unlikely.

City residents, however, don’t yet see much visible progress on homelessness and are only guardedly optimistic about the future.

Minority voters are guardedly moving toward Republicans, but dramatically reshaping the party’s message on race is crucial to achieving a meaningful shift.

“I’m guardedly optimistic that the speaker would consider independent media coverage, if not permanently, at least on request,” said Ben O’Connell, C-SPAN director of editorial operations.