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circumspect

[sur-kuhm-spekt] / ˈsɜr kəmˌspɛkt /


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“Voice of a Century” is not intended to supplant Allan Keiler’s definitive 2000 biography—one of Mr. Tommasini’s main sources, along with Anderson’s endearing but circumspect 1956 autobiography, “My Lord, What a Morning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Teams are always circumspect about doing anything too exotic during the preseason, lest they give regular-season opponents something to study.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Members of Congress are expected to question Warsh about his plans to reduce inflation, though he is likely to be circumspect in his answers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been circumspect about Musk’s ambitions to put data centers in space, noting the problem of cooling infrastructure in a vacuum when asked in a recent interview.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The city fathers were used to more circumspect criticisms—when criticism could not be entirely avoided.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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