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careful

[kair-fuhl] / ˈkɛər fəl /


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McCarthy says he’s always careful to put the bag back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The discoveries emerged from years of painstaking laboratory work, including the careful examination of tumors grown in mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Zelensky has since walked a careful diplomatic line, showing willingness towards US-brokered deals while stressing that the terms of any peace deal must be just.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Gretchen Palek, head of alternative at Blumhouse Television, attributes the show’s success to the careful and sensitive approach to telling these terrifying experiences while highlighting real-life universal anxieties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He had two of those, too, but he had to be careful, pointing, because if he pointed too hard at his eyes, it hurt.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry


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