caveat
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“Sing for your supper and you’ll get breakfast, songbirds always eat,” the lyrics go, before offering a crucial caveat: “If their song is sweet to hear.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
One caveat worth tracking: The regulatory environment is not settled.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
There is a caveat: vessels will be expected to use what Aragchi called "the co-ordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Republic of Iran".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
One big caveat from the IMF team: Consumers still wear the scars from the last two crises, making them much more sensitive to any new price increases.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“The caveat, though, is that you actually have to submit your application. Tell me you’ve told your dad you’re applying.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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