pitfall

Example Sentences

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I understand the pitfalls of forced treatment, having been on a 20-year journey with someone who initially resisted help and objected to medication.

From Los Angeles Times

The summit -- attended by tens of thousands including top tech CEOs -- was the fourth annual global meeting to discuss the promises and pitfalls of AI, and the first hosted by a developing country.

From Barron's

She was speaking in an interview at the AI Impact Summit, where dozens of governments are expected to lay out a shared vision on how to handle the promises and pitfalls of generative AI.

From Barron's

Another potential pitfall is a dispute over the construction of a flight of steps and a square as the main entrance to the facade of Glory, which would entail destroying blocks of adjacent homes.

From Barron's

But there are pitfalls beyond the obvious problem that small investors may not know what they are doing.

From The Wall Street Journal