circumspectly

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“I’m happy for what the wedding means,” Laura added to The Associated Press very circumspectly, wiping tears away alongside her mothers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

“I don’t go into this looking for villains,” Karsner said in an interview, circumspectly holding back on specific remedies.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2021

Since the letter wrtier is her employee, they’ll want to speak a bit more circumspectly than if they were friends or colleagues of equal standing, but they can still address it straightforwardly.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2021

Classical economists from Adam Smith on typically depicted economic man as a rational creature, acting circumspectly in his own self-interest.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2019

He left the Convoy carefully and circumspectly, as if he was exiting a wake.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger