low-risk
adjective
1
: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk
low-risk investments
2
: less likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
low-risk patients
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For teams, two-way deals are a low-risk way to hold a player’s NBA rights, develop them in the G League, and call them up for depth or injuries.
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Rahat Huq, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This is a worry because bonds are seen as a stable, low-risk component of a balanced portfolio—if yields are at a level comparable to stocks, then risk may also be too high for investors who want stability.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Both Islam and Siegel said that beta blockers are generally low-risk medications for most people, but that certain people should not take them for anxiety like those who take other heart medicines and those with asthma.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
The routine check set me on a 15-year path that transformed me from a medical editor on a daily newspaper in Chicago into an international advocate for men navigating the labyrinth of low-risk prostate cancer.
—Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
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Rahat Huq, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This is a worry because bonds are seen as a stable, low-risk component of a balanced portfolio—if yields are at a level comparable to stocks, then risk may also be too high for investors who want stability.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Both Islam and Siegel said that beta blockers are generally low-risk medications for most people, but that certain people should not take them for anxiety like those who take other heart medicines and those with asthma.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
The routine check set me on a 15-year path that transformed me from a medical editor on a daily newspaper in Chicago into an international advocate for men navigating the labyrinth of low-risk prostate cancer.
—Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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