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tread warily
verb as in pussyfoot
Example Sentences
With so much at stake, neighbourhood clubs organising pujas have to tread warily.
He is under pressure to declare an emergency around everything from the virus to abortion access and gun violence, so the secretary must also tread warily to avoid overuse of the declarations.
The last-minute shift, after some of the report’s details had already had leaked, reflects the polarized and complicated political landscape under Mr. Bolsonaro, whose popularity has plummeted since he took office in 2019 but who still retains enormous power, making his adversaries tread warily.
A PhRMA-commissioned study by Charles River Associates, released in April, found that the CBO likely low-balled the impact on the pharmaceutical industry so lawmakers should tread warily as they venture into the unknown.
Policymakers will scale back support for the economy this year after last year’s raft of stimulus measures, but will tread warily for fear of derailing a recovery that remains uneven, as consumption lags and small firms struggle, policy insiders said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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