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Recent Examples of cautiously
In his place, acting President Delcy Rodríguez has been cautiously liberalizing the economy and courting foreign oil companies, while currying favor with Washington pragmatically and seeking relief from crushing sanctions.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Led by two of the world's most talented players – Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Arsenal's Martin Odegaard - hopes are cautiously rising that the team could mount a surprise challenge later in the competition.
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William Jones,
NPR,
25 June 2026
History tells us that no matter how carefully and cautiously Johnson and the Sedins intend to proceed with this rebuild, internal pressure from ownership to begin to show real progress is always lurking around the next corner.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The vessel's owner, who has spent his career managing large-scale maritime repairs, is cautiously optimistic about returning MV Skansonia to service within a few weeks.
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Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The closure of the strait happened after ships had begun to cautiously navigate the sea lane, after months of being stranded in the Gulf.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
Opposition among white northerners was strong, and the Lincoln administration proceeded cautiously before more fully embracing such service with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Just as the global economy cautiously emerges from one crisis, another is beckoning at the doorstep, one that is completely out of politicians’ control.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Andrea Riquier Stocks are trading more cautiously in the final hour before the Fed decision.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
John Liu,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Led by two of the world's most talented players – Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Arsenal's Martin Odegaard - hopes are cautiously rising that the team could mount a surprise challenge later in the competition.
—
William Jones,
NPR,
25 June 2026
History tells us that no matter how carefully and cautiously Johnson and the Sedins intend to proceed with this rebuild, internal pressure from ownership to begin to show real progress is always lurking around the next corner.
—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The vessel's owner, who has spent his career managing large-scale maritime repairs, is cautiously optimistic about returning MV Skansonia to service within a few weeks.
—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The closure of the strait happened after ships had begun to cautiously navigate the sea lane, after months of being stranded in the Gulf.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
Opposition among white northerners was strong, and the Lincoln administration proceeded cautiously before more fully embracing such service with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Just as the global economy cautiously emerges from one crisis, another is beckoning at the doorstep, one that is completely out of politicians’ control.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Andrea Riquier Stocks are trading more cautiously in the final hour before the Fed decision.
—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautiously
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Boots were made to look deliberately disheveled, with tiny ladybirds across them.
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Israeli forces continue to commit genocide against Palestinians by deliberately targeting children in the Gaza Strip, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry has found.
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Thermal runaway risks must be carefully managed through rigorous testing, monitoring systems, and battery-management software.
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Weather conditions are read carefully -- light, wind, temperature -- there's no rush.
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Results arrive slowly, so patience matters more than most people expect.
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Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
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“Cautiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautiously. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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