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circumspection

[sur-kuhm-spek-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kəmˈspɛk ʃən /


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A model of old-fashioned circumspection Wednesday was border czar Tom Homan, who said he wouldn’t “prejudge” split-second events based on early video clips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The foundation of Clarke's era has been circumspection.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

The company hasn’t exactly reported its work with anything resembling scientific circumspection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

While Furiosa is hiding in plain sight in the Citadel, her circumspection protects her, but it also accentuates her existential plight.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

In China, Helen had been taught enormous circumspection; the world there was like a skating rink, a finite space, walled.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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