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Meanings of very wary in English

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Usage of very wary in English
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She warned that Labour and the Green parties should be very wary.
Radio NZ
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Massino was also very wary and looking closely for signs of informants.
King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
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Be very wary of any companies that don't provide any at all.
News.com.au
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They are always very wary, and require great care in stalking them.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
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Galors was very steady; Prosper, breathing tightly through his nose, very wary.
The Forest Lovers
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Maxine made me very wary of getting close to a woman again.
The millionaire's rebellious mistress
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I'm wary, very wary now, I tell you, he added, half laughing.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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They were also very wary of businesses sharing personal information with other businesses.
Radio NZ
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He says surgeons will be very wary about metal-on-metal replacement devices in future.
Radio NZ
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Matters being thus prepared, they sauntered on; but the jackals were very wary.
A Simpleton
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The Indian scouts, well armed and very wary, took the lead.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
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If he was still following, he was very wary and cunning.
The lord of the rings
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They are very wary, having eyes like swivels, to turn in all directions.
Within the Deep / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VIII...
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Allday said, 'This is the place, I think, Sir Richard.' He sounded very wary.
The Darkening Sea
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And some individual consumers say they are now very wary of J&J's Baby Powder.
Reuters
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The wolves were generally very wary; yet in rare instances they, too, were dangerous.
The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
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