as in care
a close attentiveness to avoiding danger
for someone who usually tries any new extreme sport, she's approaching this one with uncharacteristic gingerliness
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If CosRx can convince people to willingly slather snail mucin on their faces, trusting the brand with hair care is a pretty easy next step.
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Women are far more likely than men to leave the workforce to take care of children or aging parents.
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This carefulness is clearly strategic.
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There was no carefulness in it.
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Onboard of Connor Zilisch spotting Patrick Mahomes in the crowd under caution.
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Experts, however, urge caution.
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Considering there were only 33 appearances this past season, such Heat prudence hardly could be viewed as insulting.
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This is how a title is won, with prudence and luck and a foresight that becomes apparent in the afterglow of victory.
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The best Americans, the ones who grasped the cognitive-cultural oceans separating America and Russia, entered into combat with Moscow with a great chariness.
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That attentiveness showed up in small ways throughout our stay.
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In the past 15 years, and especially in the last five, our city has seen an influx of pizza restaurants and chefs who’ve brought a diversity of styles and an attentiveness to elevated ingredients and approaches.
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“Gingerliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerliness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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