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wary

[wair-ee] / ˈwɛər i /


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The latest stock market rally has energized equity bulls but left credit investors much more wary, according to Barclays.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

I’m very wary of these sort of political analogies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Ross, the former airline pilot, says he is wary of complex investments with high fees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Skye MRT said walkers should be wary of technology failing and be able to use a map and compass.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

His gaze flicked toward me, cold and wary.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The strengthening of Ukrainian air defenses with Western weaponry may partly explain the decrease, with shoot-downs seemingly making Russian pilots warier.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

Eric Siegel, a former Columbia University professor and the author of “The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment,” has struck an even warier tone.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2024

Li's call came as the European bloc grows warier of the risks of engaging China, defined as its partner, competitor and "systemic rival" since 2019.

From Reuters Sep. 10, 2023

While both China and Russia apparently tolerate Pyongyang’s missile tests, they are warier of a new nuclear test.

From Washington Times Feb. 21, 2023

Since leaving the warren of the snares they had become warier, shrewder, a tenacious band who understood each other and worked together.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Naturally, given the nature of COVID-19 spread, choral groups are the wariest about returning to concertizing, but this group is still on board for its Oct.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2021

“The guy was cool as a cucumber in every situation,” said Todd Kurth, a former squad car partner who noted the way Adams’s broad smile and high-wattage friendliness won over even the wariest.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2020

Franklin, who is the wariest of personalities, deflected and delayed, even as some of her closest friends encouraged her to settle the deal and enjoy the inevitable attention that would come with “Amazing Grace.”

From The New Yorker Apr. 4, 2016

Another is that even the wariest trout seem to throw caution to the wind when these insects appear, gorging indiscriminately.

From New York Times May 11, 2013

At first, Omakayas tried to think she had won, that she had outwitted Old Tallow and made her impatient, as even the wariest animals often failed to do.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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