pitfall
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“I think that’s the most common pitfall we see. You can get overlaps in exposures, or gaps in exposures, that you don’t realize that you have.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Another, hopefully easier, pitfall to avoid: It’s hard to live in a home for any length of time without growing emotionally attached to it.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 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
It’s perhaps no surprise that when identifying a possible pitfall for the AI trade, the finger is pointed at ChatGPT developer OpenAI.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 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
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Cost and competition are two of the industry’s biggest hurdles, but developers say they can avoid the pitfalls of big projects with smaller, safer designs that can be built quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
To be sure, there are pitfalls to plan for like the “kiddie tax,” whereby unearned income above a certain amount is taxed at the parents’ rate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The phenomenon is still in its infancy and brings its own benefits and pitfalls - but experts believe the trend will grow.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Appointments made against a backdrop of social turmoil always come with many pitfalls," said Prytula, adding that Drapaty now faces "inflated expectations".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sure it has its pitfalls, but you know what they say: “Curiosity killed the cat.”
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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