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pitfall

[pit-fawl] / ˈpɪtˌfɔl /


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What are the potential promises and pitfalls around the popularity of investing for U.S. servicemembers?

From The Wall Street Journal

Hopefully, you now have a clearer understanding of what VPNs are, how they work, and their benefits and pitfalls.

From Salon

According to Ms. Smith, the LP’s title evoked “the stampeding current of the world, the pitfalls and possibilities of youth.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They have been brainwashed into thinking it's not just 'the right way' to play, it's also 'the only way' - but there are many pitfalls to this approach and my priorities were always very different.

From BBC

The upside is a bigger paycheck sooner, while the pitfall is a chance of owing money at tax time, he said.

From MarketWatch