as in warnings
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something (such as a piece of advice) that should be remembered when one is doing or thinking about something
Her stock tips always came with a caveat: that the market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.
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Recent Examples of caveats
But Biden actually had promised to go further on the issue in the past, pledging to end federal executions without the caveats for terrorism and hate-motivated, mass killings.
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
With those caveats in place … not bad.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Check out the First Day Hikes site for details, including rendezvous points, parking and day use fees, age restrictions and weather caveats.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Of course, there are always caveats.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Important caveats that should be noted, regardless of how this role eventually evolves over time, include but are not limited to the following.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
But even with those caveats, some scientists applauded the study as another step toward better understanding AI's potential effects.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
However, there are some caveats to this.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
But given the caveats needed when comparing the results of independent trials, there is value in officially seeing how Zepbound and Wegovy fared on a head-to-head basis.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
With those caveats in place … not bad.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Check out the First Day Hikes site for details, including rendezvous points, parking and day use fees, age restrictions and weather caveats.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Of course, there are always caveats.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Important caveats that should be noted, regardless of how this role eventually evolves over time, include but are not limited to the following.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
But even with those caveats, some scientists applauded the study as another step toward better understanding AI's potential effects.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
However, there are some caveats to this.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
But given the caveats needed when comparing the results of independent trials, there is value in officially seeing how Zepbound and Wegovy fared on a head-to-head basis.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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