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caveat

[kav-ee-aht, -at, kah-vee-, kay-] / ˈkæv iˌɑt, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ- /


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However, the caveat there is those individuals were already detained, so I had a starting point.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

A published report that frontier artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic was profitable for a second quarter in a row contains a very important caveat.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Any praise for England's pace attack this summer comes with the caveat of the quality of Pakistan's batting - and the fact they are operating in helpful home conditions.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The one caveat, Zucker says — a clown is by far the most embarrassing brand of comedian you can be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The caveat is that such work has to exist, and in the current economy, it doesn’t.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

"It's likely that future X-planes will be uncrewed," says Coen, before adding the vital caveats "unless the technology we're researching relates to piloting or if crewing it is more cost-effective".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

These caveats aren’t intended to dismiss the risks from AI, especially given its rapidly growing ability to train itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

With some caveats, rising interest rates and inflation often create a better environment for value stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

With caveats aplenty, that is pretty much what happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

True, a couple of caveats were thrown in, but these were clearly meant to suggest that Durham, for all its achievements, still possessed a sense of humility.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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