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Which writer was famously wary of the misuse of language to serve political ends?

wary

[wair-ee] / ˈwΙ›Ι™r i /


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Wall Street has grown increasingly wary that demand hiccups or a public backlash against data centers might trigger a slowdown in the historic boom in AI infrastructure investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Such strong gains in AI chip stocks earlier this year have left some investors wary about being too quick to buy.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

But others want it either partially or completely rebuilt, wary of the risk of turning it into a site for Neo-Nazi pilgrimage at a time when Germany is witnessing the resurgence of the far-right.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Tighter financial conditions and higher cash needs could make investors wary of putting up more money, or lead them to reduce exposure to the sector.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The birds around her home had been thinned by hunting, and the survivors were wary.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

In other words, drawn out once with the prospect of a groundbreaking deal that never materialized, a warier Kim may not be so quick to do so again.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

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

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

But some local union officials are far warier of packed classrooms.

From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2022

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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