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caveat

[kav-ee-aht, -at, kah-vee-, kay-] / ˈkæv iˌɑt, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ- /


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The return to semiregular flying would come with a major caveat: Riyadh Air won’t be flying to Riyadh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

According to Tesla, customers will have to wait until 2028 to get their cars, and everybody understands that caveat emptor is key when dealing with Musk’s promises.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Outside of a few million protestors that no one felt the need to listen to, most Americans were fine with the whole business, but with one caveat: They didn’t want to see it.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The caveat here is that hurricane trajectories are subject to change,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The caveat is that such work has to exist, and in the current economy, it doesn’t.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Learn how the middle-class housing measure works and its key caveats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The funny thing is, though, that nowadays, surveying 10 people about those questions could easily return 10 different answers, or responses rife with caveats and asterisks.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

And there were plenty of caveats being offered.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, Morgan Stanley had some caveats for its dollar-strength call.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Those caveats, which stem from the properties of zero and infinity, can become very important, however.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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