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caveats

noun

plural of caveat

as in warnings

formal 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 There are caveats in the wording, which allow treatment as before if the keeper is fouled or suffers an impact injury and needs immediate attention. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Kansas’ new term sheet comes with some important caveats—and at least one significant point of confusion. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Even with the caveats and cautions, the town of Palm Beach considers AI advances in policing to be critical. — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026 There’s real urgency here, but not without some important caveats. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 Most of the studies that find positive associations have caveats. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026 Forecasts can be presented as figures leadership can plan against, with all associated assumptions visible underneath them, rather than buried in caveats. — Udam Dewaraja, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 However, like age-verification measures, the privacy caveats are too invasive and risky to truly protect children, especially given that many of these companies lack security oversight. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 There are a few caveats, of course—namely that burpless cucumbers won’t taste like the cucumbers that you’re used to due to the lack of cucurbitacins. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026

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France is again under moderate wind or severe thunderstorm warnings, and another round of extreme weather is likely across Western Europe.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
On Monday, shortly after authorities began downgrading some mandatory evacuation orders to warnings around Somersett, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said people were already venturing too far into dangerous wildlands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of warnings

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However, some late cautions erased much of Kirkwood's work, and presented a golden opportunity to Arrow McLaren's Christian Lundgaard.

— Matt Reigle , Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
There were 23 routes that were not passable and another 19 identified that had cautions, McDermott said.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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