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guardedly



ADVERB
cautiously
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Many small businesses are also guardedly hopeful about the new year, in part because they stand to benefit from a high level of tax refunds and new tax incentives in 2026.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

The idea of introducing an extra pit stop into the Monaco Grand Prix has been given a guardedly warm response so far.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2025

But like our experts, we are guardedly optimistic.

From Scientific American Jun. 10, 2023

Advocates are guardedly hopeful the Ukrainian presence could change Japan's overall refugee policy, but Temple University Japan's political science professor James Brown thought it unlikely.

From Reuters May 19, 2023

He was letting them look him over, and guardedly evaluating them in return.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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