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pitfall

[pit-fawl] / ˈpɪtˌfɔl /


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The temptation and the largest pitfall at hand would be spending that leverage elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Another pitfall is that if you miss the monthly deadline for a minimum payment at any point, you can lose the entire bonus.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 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

It is a potential pitfall for Rosenior to be wary of given that, as a recruit from Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital's other club Strasbourg, he could easily be labelled a yes-man.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

But he didn’t want to fall into a pitfall many photographers fell into—shooting a subject’s entire body, head to toe.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Investors who are inclined to catastrophize already have plenty of potential pitfalls to fixate on these days.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 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

Traders are revealing where they see the biggest pitfalls in debt issuance related to artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Other pitfalls just have to be forgiven, like when Abrams has to explain how he’s feeling with an air hose between his teeth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I know the pitfalls of being a celebrity scythe,” she confessed, although Citra already knew.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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