pitfall

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Another potential pitfall is a dispute over the construction of a flight of steps and a square as the main entrance to the facade of Glory, which would entail destroying blocks of adjacent homes.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Another pitfall of AI is that it often aims to replace human effort, effectively becoming a crutch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The upside is a bigger paycheck sooner, while the pitfall is a chance of owing money at tax time, he said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Such miscalculations point to another pitfall facing those who would dare to predict the future of Los Angeles: Change has come so rapidly that any prediction can be confounded within the lifetime of its author.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Normally, this heinous breach of decorum was the pitfall of young lieutenants’ wives.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy