pitfalls
Example Sentences
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It is a cautionary tale that points to the potential profit and pitfalls when small local businesses push back against the onslaught of e-commerce by using technology to reach a wider audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite the insistence from both governments that the plan will benefit both Venezuelans and Americans, it is not without pitfalls and clear unanswered questions.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
Ian Hacking, Larry Laudan and Andrew Pickering represent significant examples of people trying to avoid the pitfalls of both realism and relativism; I share that enterprise.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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