circumspect

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But China's own statements have been circumspect, saying it backs the ceasefire but hardly trumpeting its own diplomacy.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"We are still being very circumspect," the Pakistan source told the BBC, saying that there was a "continued fragility" to the situation.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

On the streets of Beijing this week, locals were circumspect about a visit from the US president.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

When asked by The Times about Pelosi and her primary challengers, however, Hogg was circumspect, calling Pelosi “one of the most effective and consequential leaders in the history of the Democratic Party.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Dr. Samuel Mudd, Samuel Arnold, and Michael O’Laughlen Thomas Jones, the man who helped John Wilkes Booth and David Herold escape into Virginia, was circumspect about his role in the assassination for many years.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly