Softening / hedging, “It might be worth…”, “There seems to be a problem with…”, “I'm not sure that'll work.”, Disagreeing politely, “I see your point, but…”, “I'm not so sure about that.”, “That could work — though I'd be cautious.”, Delivering bad news, “I'm afraid we've hit a snag.”, “The honest answer is…”, “Unfortunately, …”, Pushing back, “Can we push back on that?”, “I'd rather we didn't rush this.”, “Could we park that for now?”, Buying time / checking, “Let me get back to you on that.”, “Just so I'm clear, …?”, “Can I run something by you?”, Building consensus, “Are we all on the same page?”, “Can I get your buy-in on…?”, “Let me recap the action items.”

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