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Recent Examples of hypercautious
Banks need to be hypercautious about their lending activities amid this hostile environment.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 May 2023
For one, pairing Todd Bowles – a coach who is hypercautious with his offensive approach given his intolerance to turnovers – with a player who threw 23 interceptions in the last two years is a recipe for disaster.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
From the aviation perspective, the wireless industry simply couldn’t fathom its hypercautious safety culture, which, given the horrific consequences of an accident, demands that any critical equipment be proven to pose a probability of failure of no more than one in a billion.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 26 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypercautious
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Dawn Staley, who’s undefeated in NCAA finals, is cautious in taking that fact into consideration.—
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Those with heart conditions, including a recent heart attack or stroke, should also be cautious about taking medications that contain PDE5 inhibitors.30 The safety and side effects of the ingredients in ExtenZe have not been studied in clinical trials.—
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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Since then, Vance has been more careful not to deviate publicly from the president's policy position.—
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Be wary of positions that don’t require interviews or specific qualifications.—
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There is, however, one aspect of DOGE that the American people should be wary of that few are talking about: its impassioned deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) to take the reins of the federal government.—
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Blum said that Japanese collectors are more circumspect than Western collectors in their approach to choosing works for purchase.—
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Sheinbaum was equally circumspect on the 25% tariffs Trump has vowed to impose on Mexican imports if the country fails to stop U.S.-bound traffic of drugs and migrants.—
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Who Is Laura Loomer? Loomer, a conservative activist originally from Arizona, first shot to public attention in June 2017.—
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Another thought: In Trump’s first term, retaliation for tariffs generally was aimed at more conservative states, as countries tried to make Trump-friendly areas pay a political price.—
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Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.—
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
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The more recent batch of 15 wolves came from B.C. and they were released (under the watchful eyes of many concerned ranchers) in Eagle and Pitkin Counties this January.—
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Kyron Hudson, Devonte Ross are blending in nicely The transfer wide receivers worked through drills under the watchful eye of position coach Marques Hagans.—
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While the law itself stands firm, its power has always depended on vigilant enforcement.—
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Visitors are advised to be aware of their surroundings, avoid walking or driving at night and be extra vigilant when visiting banks and ATMs.—
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“Hypercautious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypercautious. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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