caveat emptor
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As the phrase goes in Latin — caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
"This is one of the caveat emptor things that all foreign would-be acquirers should keep in mind."
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
Do you see any universe in which there is a regulatory framework that has the caveat emptor stuff labeled out there the way you guys want it to be?
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2022
She cautioned the public to weigh “both potential benefits and risks,” to which I would add caveat emptor — buyer beware.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2021
"The doctrine of caveat emptor would apply in that case, too."
From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague
