pitfall

“I think that’s the most common pitfall we see. You can get overlaps in exposures, or gaps in exposures, that you don’t realize that you have.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

While the fund has been a winner for investors, its success highlights a key pitfall for ETF investors.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

Officials struggled to answer questions about post-fire beach safety in part because of a lack of historical data on pollution levels, a pitfall researchers would like to forestall before another disaster arrives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

But for passionate fans of this brittle candy, there's one pitfall.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

But he didn’t want to fall into a pitfall many photographers fell into—shooting a subject’s entire body, head to toe.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

But they face lots of pitfalls, too, reports Miriam Gottfried.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It is a cautionary tale that points to the potential profit and pitfalls when small local businesses push back against the onslaught of e-commerce by using technology to reach a wider audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

But she also encounters pitfalls that threaten to derail her ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

To be sure, there are pitfalls to plan for like the “kiddie tax,” whereby unearned income above a certain amount is taxed at the parents’ rate.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

A better way to exorcise the curse of knowledge is to be aware of specific pitfalls that it sets in your path.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker