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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

He regarded the dawning age of mass consumption and self-fascination with considerable circumspection.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2023

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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