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chary

[chair-ee] / ˈtʃɛər i /


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Even if she wanted to pursue an exemption, the Lord Advocate would be chary of inciting the home secretary's ire.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Instead, “West Side Story” languished when it was first released, its core audience of older filmgoers still chary of venturing into theaters.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

He looks chary, and I know perfectly well why.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2019

But his personal experience made him chary, too.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 31, 2018

He has always been wanting, however, in character, and consequently managers of schools became chary of engaging him as a teacher in any of them.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)




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