guarded
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Vague answers like “It was great” can sometimes feel guarded.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The nine-bedroom, 17,000-square-foot home sits in the gated and guarded Bald Eagle Club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Social media giants usually keep the coding behind these algorithms -- the so-called "secret sauce" that drives traffic to their platforms -- closely guarded.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
He tends to speak methodically and carefully — in a way that could seem guarded, but more aptly reflects a chronometric yearning for accuracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Ketchup-wigged french fries would march across our plates, engaging in brief affairs or heated disputes over carrot coins while burly chicken legs guarded the perimeter, ready to jump in should things get out of hand.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing guarded
"Skins" and "Nicole"
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Vocabulary from Readings 6, Unit 1
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