as in warning
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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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However, that study and others like it carry the caveat that there is a lot of uncertainty involved in the projections.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
There are caveats to DeepSeek’s latest achievement.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2025
The caveat is Swift's team has up to three years to provide proof.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The caveat is that Jupiter can also bring excess, meaning our emotions might be extreme.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
There are caveats to DeepSeek’s latest achievement.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2025
The caveat is Swift's team has up to three years to provide proof.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The caveat is that Jupiter can also bring excess, meaning our emotions might be extreme.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Caveat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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