chary
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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
I always feel chary about recommending the Society’s books since I’ve supplied introductions to several of them.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2020
The slightly older native, say a millennial, seems a bit chary of the voice call: they text in advance to schedule them, or if they ring unannounced, start by apologising.
From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2018
But Mr Richardson is a bit chary nonetheless when he holds the newspaper—perhaps due to its age and fragility, or perhaps in memory of those poisoned printers.
From Economist • May 23, 2018
Useful advice to a settler would be, 'Be chary of buying land where the grass-tree grows,' for, though there are exceptions, the Xanthorrhœa has a weakness for the desert.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
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