caveats

Example Sentences

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It is a figure that comes with caveats: More women hold multiple jobs, for example, while more men are self-employed—meaning they have work but they aren’t included in the payrolls jobs count.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Bank of America, on Friday, pushed its forecast for rate cuts to mid-2027 from late this year, but caveats there’s a high risk of unexpected outcomes like an “indefinite hold” from the Fed.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

By the end of the process, the group had agreed there was enough evidence to be confident in all four assumptions, with some caveats.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

However, it adds that this example is "illustrative" and does not account for all caveats.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 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