wariness

Example Sentences

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Individual investors’ increasing wariness toward risk was particularly evident on Wednesday, the J.P.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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

Though Project Iceworm never became reality, its history and that of U.S. military activity in Greenland do a lot to explain wariness over Trump’s plans for the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

There was no anger in her eyes, just a kind of wariness.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro