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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Noun
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Patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses are being withheld from necessary treatments while those fleeing war are being denied important emergency medical care.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025 -
In the association’s 2024 survey of Connecticut businesses, 60% of employers said child care needed to be expanded in order to attract and retain skilled workers to the state.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a word of caution, though, both derms caveat that the pinch test is most useful for spotting moderate to severe dehydration.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Fed has signaled caution regarding future rate cuts, a factor that could influence market volatility in the coming months.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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India’s Nifty 50 index climbed around 0.8% ahead of the country’s Union Budget on Saturday, in which the government has to balance fiscal prudence with economic stimulus.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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That prudence paid off earlier this week when China’s DeepSeek unveiled its free AI open-source technology.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Gingerliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerliness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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