caveat
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This caveat is consistent with what all sides in the talks have acknowledged—that discussions on Iran’s nuclear program haven’t begun.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
A political scientist or an elections lawyer assessing an AI response will catch failures even a brilliant engineer may miss: a skewed source, a misleading frame, a missing caveat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
One caveat: The still working exception allows you to delay RMDs, not to dodge them completely.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Any assessment of England's start comes with the caveat of the strength of their opposition.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
A caveat must be mentioned immediately: while there is no doubt about the antiquity of food production in Eurasia, there is controversy about its onset in the Americas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The academic record points in the same direction, with caveats.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Many of the executives couched their enthusiasm with caveats.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Those who advocate for leniency on EM debt often fall into the trap of permitting caveats and special treatments that ultimately worsen the situation for developing countries.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ask a model whether a specific over-the-counter medication is safe to take during pregnancy, and you can learn whether it offers the caveats a doctor would insist on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Nevertheless, arbitrarily delineated stages provide a useful shorthand for discussing the diversity of music and of human societies, provided one bears in mind the above caveats.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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