pitfall

Another pitfall is that if you miss the monthly deadline for a minimum payment at any point, you can lose the entire bonus.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“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

While the fund has been a winner for investors, its success highlights a key pitfall for ETF investors.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

Officials struggled to answer questions about post-fire beach safety in part because of a lack of historical data on pollution levels, a pitfall researchers would like to forestall before another disaster arrives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

This was the pitfall Francie had been told to watch against.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

But now they’re left to diagnose what went wrong this year and figure out how to avoid the same pitfalls moving forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Investors who are inclined to catastrophize already have plenty of potential pitfalls to fixate on these days.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Streaming links, along with advice on how to avoid their pitfalls, are freely available in online discussion groups.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Making home-buying more affordable is a monumental task filled with potential pitfalls and unintended consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

There were not only many roads to choose from, there were also in many places holes and pitfalls, and dark wells beside the path in which their passing feet echoed.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien