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- noun   The property of being leery ,suspiciousness ,distrustfulness .
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								For starters, the constant leeriness towards women, the assumption that any vaguely attractive woman was nothing more than mattress-fodder, makes even yours truly - no fan of political correctness - feel uneasy. Archive 2008-11-01 2008 
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								For starters, the constant leeriness towards women, the assumption that any vaguely attractive woman was nothing more than mattress-fodder, makes even yours truly - no fan of political correctness - feel uneasy. 
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								One of Mr. Rodriguez's biggest gripes has been institutional clients 'leeriness about the high cash level his stock fund maintains. 
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								France and Germany have taken a more even-handed approach, fueled in part by their distrust of Georgian President Saakashvili and leeriness over goading Russia. 
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								The tight credit market, rising defaults and leeriness by lenders could help Tygris attract interest from medium-size companies. 
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								Obama's uplifting moment followed an by his former opponent when she did her best to further bridge the divide between those Democrats who express leeriness about Obama. Values vs Candidates 2008 
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								I encouraged him to update himself, and because he exhibited the same leeriness of his demographic, I also reminded him to take a closer look at Joe Biden, who may assuage some of his concerns. Val Strange: North Carolina: Hopeless Hoi Polloi or Step In the Right Direction? 2008 
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								Private investors overseas aren't rushing to buy U.S. stocks and bonds because of such leeriness about the U.S. economy, noted a recent report from Goldman Sachs, a factor it said it would be monitoring closely to gauge the dollar's future trajectory. 
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								I encouraged him to update himself, and because he exhibited the same leeriness of his demographic, I also reminded him to take a closer look at Joe Biden, who may assuage some of his concerns. North Carolina: Hopeless Hoi Polloi or Step In the Right Direction? 2008 
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								One thing the two men share is leeriness toward financial stocks, a stance that has served them well. 
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