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adj.cautious, discreet

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Even traditionally circumspect officials made little secret Wednesday of their frustration that the two lawmakers had thrust themselves into such a landscape.

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He remains grateful for the blockbuster year he had around 1996 and ’97 — playing “Saturday Night Live,” winning Grammys — but he’s circumspect about the ephemeral nature of fame.

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The show is more certain than ever that the status quo is untenable — and a lot less willing to be circumspect about that idea.

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He said in late April that he had a “high degree of confidence” that the virus came from a Wuhan lab, contradicting an on-the-record statement from his own intelligence community which was more circumspect.

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Meanwhile, some colleges that took aggressive action to combat the pandemic last year have been more circumspect about mandating vaccinations this spring.

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For all of the stereotypes about elected officials being circumspect in how they speak to the public, often carefully withholding their true views, there are moments when honesty shines through.

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When Leahy then asked whether the president could pardon himself for a crime, Barrett was circumspect.

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While some feminists have seen much promise in the possibility for law reform, others have been more circumspect.

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So yeah, we need to be more circumspect and critical about the way we understand the role of law.

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What follows is a pretty detailed walk-through, but I’ll be more circumspect when discussing steps described at more length elsewhere, such as in our 2016 methodology guide.

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