cautiousness

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Phrenologists divided the brain into 37 regions, each corresponding to a trait: combativeness, cautiousness, benevolence, individuality and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Williams' cautiousness about going under the knife suggests he still has ambitions to continue on the baize for years to come - and who can blame him.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"There is a strong cautiousness about taking fresh positions ahead of tomorrow," said Naomi Muguruma, senior market economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023

Slow tempos and a general sense of cautiousness resulted in a lack of dramatic propulsion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2022

It was a difficult situation, for Texas, with true Texan cautiousness, vowed he'd never leave his guns behind.

From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton