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Examples
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At all the American stations there are placards warning people to beware of pickpockets; but from Indiana westward they bore the caution,
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Not afraid of beating Nicklaus, but afraid of what Nicklaus might do to him if he did not play golf with all the skill and verve he showed as a kid raised in a Texas shack free of plumbing, electricity and caution,
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He said while Sons's evidence had to treated with caution,
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Speakining in Pretoria on Tuesday, Stalaid the Bank remained of the opin that exchange controls should be eased gradually and with caution,
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He handed the letter to Welsh, and then added, with a flutter of caution,
The Lunatic at Large 1907
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"But, chum," I said, taking up his half-finished spear and touching the razor-fine edge with admiring caution,
Gulliver of Mars 1905
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He made a practice of saluting the passers-by and of asking them, "Whither are you going?" adding the caution,
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877
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"It does look a little like it, sir," he replied, with some caution,
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My other kind correspondent, who enclosed me his cheque, said, by way of caution,
A Boy's Voyage Round the World Samuel Smiles 1858
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We pass the colossal outposts of the encampment, we pass with still feet and caution,
Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman 1855
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