pitfall
Example Sentences
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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
Chuck Marr, vice president for federal tax policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said the early details of the proposals have good intentions, in his view — but they also have pitfalls.
From MarketWatch
Other research from Vanguard has shown how much emergency savings accounts save participants from all sorts of retirement-savings pitfalls in addition to hardship withdrawals, like loans and account liquidations at job changes.
From MarketWatch
"All Rise has that triumphant feeling and affirmation of our common humanity in spite of the tribulations and pitfalls."
From BBC
A recent Tax Court case highlights the pitfalls that can cost sellers dearly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
