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  • Given that the FSA carried out a survey here which found that one person in five had no idea what an either an inflation or interest rate meant and one in ten did not understand a percentage at all, we can hardly blame the poor sap 'emptors' who did not sufficiently 'caveat.'

    Housing Part 1 Newmania 2008

  • So much can be said about why she said what she said, so many caveat emptors can be declared about scripted reality television drama, but ultimately, her words and experiences on the show represent those of many other persons of color who live on the edges of North American social strata.

    Archive 2006-10-01 gay person of color 2006

  • So much can be said about why she said what she said, so many caveat emptors can be declared about scripted reality television drama, but ultimately, her words and experiences on the show represent those of many other persons of color who live on the edges of North American social strata.

    Anchal gay person of color 2006

  • They do not see themselves as negotiators; they see themselves as pre-emptors.

    Invading Iraq and the North Korean threat -- a historical reminder Glenn Greenwald 2006

  • Even if it does, there are lots of caveat emptors.

    Wall Street Headhunters Prowling 2006

  • They do not see themselves as negotiators; they see themselves as pre-emptors.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006

  • United States in the year 1862 had pronounced void, soon after which numerous settlers went upon the land as pre-emptors, as they had a right to do.

    Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 George W. Julian

  • It seemed to me very proper, therefore, that in a bill to quiet land titles in California, these troubles on this Ranch should be settled by a fitting amendment, which should protect the rights of these pre-emptors against the effect of the ruling referred to.

    Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 George W. Julian

  • Their claims as such, being disputed by parties asserting title under the void grant, the General Land Office, on the reference of the question to that department, decided in favor of the pre-emptors, upon which the opposing parties procured the submission of the question to the Attorney-General.

    Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 George W. Julian

  • "Mr. Feldman," he said, "I come to ask you an advice, and as I'm pretty busy this morning, do me the favor and leave out all them _caveat emptors_."

    Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures Montague Glass 1905

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