small print

noun

chiefly British
: the part of an agreement or document that contains important details and that is sometimes written in small letters

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Yes, what the large print giveth, the small print taketh away. Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025 But the mayor’s financial team keeps playing hide-the-ball with the council and the public, obscuring the small print of the deal and fomenting suspicion that some of the proceeds could go for items other than infrastructure. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 There was one more item in the small print: Harris would have to come to Austin, Texas. Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025 After all, the various different values can be qualified in the small print while the maximum discount can be placed on the retail ticket. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Existing health labels, which appear in small print on alcohol containers, were made mandatory by the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025 And of those manufacturers that did disclose this information, most hid it in the tech specs or other small print. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024 Apple is heading straight to a freemium model, although it should be noted that in the small print for Goolge AI and Galaxy AI is a note that the AI services may become chargable in the future. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 That full value will only come with specific good-quality handsets, so as always with these offers, check the small print. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

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“Small print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20print. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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