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[uhn-wair-ee] / ʌnˈwɛər i /


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Unwary of the fact that Their Majesties' visit might be delayed, engravers had marked the stone as laid on May 19.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unwary townsfolk voted to incorporate so they could get a better school and a municipal water system.

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Unwary investors who switch from risk-free CDs or Treasury bills to the stock market can find themselves in a frightening new world where prices can rapidly decline.

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Unwary, he allowed his attention to be distracted at the critical instant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unwary, with open hands, he slept in the midst of his folk, And dreamed that he heard a voice crying without, and awoke, Leaping blindly afoot like one from a dream that he fears.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis




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