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description: "Great overview of getting started. A key best practice is to always use the LIMIT clause when exploring a new, large table with a SELECT * . This prevents accid"
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Comment [Using BigQuery in the Google Cloud Console - GSP406](https://hashnode.com/posts/using-bigquery-in-the-google-cloud-console-gsp406/67d7d2e999980261c49e572d)

[Jailson Shankle](https://hashnode.com/@shankle)

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Great overview of getting started. A key best practice is to always use the `LIMIT` clause when exploring a new, large table with a `SELECT *`. This prevents accidentally processing terabytes of data and keeps your query costs predictable.