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caveat

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


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The research comes with the caveat that it is not conclusive on ecological consequences, and more research is needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, the caveat there is those individuals were already detained, so I had a starting point.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

A published report that frontier artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic was profitable for a second quarter in a row contains a very important caveat.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Another important caveat: If you claim Social Security before reaching FRA and you are still working, your wages can lead to some of your benefits to be withheld.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Clara had finally relented and let Molly get social media a couple of years ago, with the caveat that it was exclusively professional accounts for the theater.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

I don’t want to bury that under caveats.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Most significantly, both the financial penalty and the new protections it agreed to have some major caveats.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

The table greatly simplifies a complex mass of historical facts: see the text for some of the many important caveats.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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