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caveat

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


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One caveat: So much former junk-bond issuance has migrated to private credit that the signal may now be more muffled.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

This perhaps reflects market appreciation of the biggest caveat of all: Governments, especially China’s and the America’s, have yet to be heard from.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Another important caveat: If you claim Social Security before reaching FRA and you are still working, your wages can lead to some of your benefits to be withheld.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

And there were plenty of caveats being offered.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Most significantly, both the financial penalty and the new protections it agreed to have some major caveats.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

There are intuitive caveats, he noted—such as using a private message to chat with CEO Marc Benioff about an acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The table greatly simplifies a complex mass of historical facts: see the text for some of the many important caveats.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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