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incautious

[in-kaw-shuhs] / ɩnˈkɔ ʃəs /


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We’re a long way from those incautious days.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Even the animals are distinctive—especially KōkÄŦ, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Mr. Biden, as rendered by Mr. Biden, is a particularly vivid character, unguarded and at times politically incautious.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2020

This might then leave us with the impression of Levine as overly cautious in some ways but in others, particularly when his conducting was unflinchingly introspective or orgiastic, altogether incautious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2017

Now, though, because of Matt’s incautious remark, the old man was roaming around the house by himself.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer


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