overcautious

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“We suspect that may turn out to be an overcautious forecast, but as things stand it has clearly left the market disappointed,” said Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown.

From Washington Times

National leaders are starting to feel the heat over the EU’s struggling Covid vaccine rollout, which is increasingly being seen as overcautious, marred by mistakes and miscalculations, and achingly slow to progress.

From The Guardian

“I know it sounds a bit overcautious,” she said, “but I’m that kind of mom.”

From Washington Post

But it’s still an awkward endeavou, and I feel like an overcautious outsider.

From Washington Times

“I’d rather be overcautious right now. The whole pandemic is something you need to worry about. Just packing people into restaurants at this point isn’t smart.”

From Los Angeles Times