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pitfall

[pit-fawl] / ˈpɪtˌfɔl /


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One major pitfall is that it may introduce visual bias into the hiring process, she noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

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 ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

Instead, he sought to discover any trap or pitfall lurking in his “opponent’s” position and respond accordingly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Pope Leo XIV has weighed in on the moral pitfalls of seeing AI products as sentient, as my colleague Nilesh Christopher reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

This is a trip that comes with potential pitfalls but also the possibility of great reward for the King.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

For all of its subtext about the pitfalls of algorithms, the film doesn’t wallow in nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yet while it boasts one of the highest adoption rates in the bloc, Ireland also shows some of the pitfalls of Europe's AI push.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

And the failure of Prohibition would provide the nation with a powerful lesson in the pitfalls of attempting to legislate morality.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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