pitfall
Example Sentences
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Another pitfall of AI is that it often aims to replace human effort, effectively becoming a crutch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
It’s perhaps no surprise that when identifying a possible pitfall for the AI trade, the finger is pointed at ChatGPT developer OpenAI.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
The upside is a bigger paycheck sooner, while the pitfall is a chance of owing money at tax time, he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
Such miscalculations point to another pitfall facing those who would dare to predict the future of Los Angeles: Change has come so rapidly that any prediction can be confounded within the lifetime of its author.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Normally, this heinous breach of decorum was the pitfall of young lieutenants’ wives.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing pitfall
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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