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wariness

[wair-ee-nis] / ˈwɛər i nɪs /


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However, associates have said his wariness over the direction of CBS News under Weiss made his decision easier.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

But Navarra said the move also "puts TikTok out of step with global privacy expectations" and might reinforce wariness for some about its ownership.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

But Mr. Belcher doesn’t succeed in making Coriolanus’ wariness of empty words a mark of his nobility of spirit—imperfect though it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Appetite in recent months has been growing for real assets such as precious metals and real estate versus those connected to the dollar because of wariness over U.S. deficits and more potential dollar weakening.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

She advanced on me, lunging for the weapon, but with a new wariness.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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