emptor

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As the phrase goes in Latin — caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024

"This is one of the caveat emptor things that all foreign would-be acquirers should keep in mind."

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

The future as he saw it would be a range of options for information, caveat emptor, including everything from ChatGPT to Wikipedia to Reddit to TikTok.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

New Yorkers are going to be talking about Speaker’s Corner, at 8-5, but caveat emptor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2022

"In the absence of a specific warranty the same doctrine applies in this as in any other case," he replied sonorously, "and that is the doctrine of caveat emptor."

From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague