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Adjective
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During construction, the Feins purchased the house next door and lived there, keeping a watchful eye on the work.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026 -
Viktor Arvidsson, who was knocked woozy and out of the lineup on a high hit from the Sabres’ Mattias Samuelsson in Game 4, was skating under the watchful eye of skating and skills coach John McLean at Warrior Ice Arena on Friday morning.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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In India, the government is meeting with banks and financial institutions to be extra vigilant.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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If you are asked to pay for exposure on a site, stay vigilant.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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Through some careful engineering, Roberts, Alito, and their allies have created a trap for voting-rights cases.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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In ancient times a heedful list is a ship of the mind.—
Jay Pilgreen,
Kansas City Star,
12 Feb. 2024
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Enduring decades of bans for its salacious content, D.H. Lawrence's 1928 avant-garde novel gets a fresh adaptation under the heedful eye of Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who deftly explores the depths of female desire.—
Lia Beck,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Heartland rock tended to be more circumspect than the socially conscious pop of the previous decades.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Investors are becoming more circumspect about whether Meta’s and Microsoft’s AI bets will pay off.—
Emily Lorsch,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Be cautious of any company that pushes a specific program without understanding your circumstances.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Visitors should be cautious about going into a sea cave without a guide, as a swell can flow into it and dramatically raise the water level in a matter of seconds, pushing kayaks into rocks and leaving little air for those trapped inside.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The mood on Friday was celebratory yet wary.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Despite some recent all-time stock market highs, most Americans are wary about investing.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pollan is understandably chary about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions.—
Charles Finch,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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With that, many corporate leaders are chary about overreacting to the workforce disruption concern.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Advertent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advertent. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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