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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The funds, which typically invest in short-term, low-risk Treasuries as well as municipal and corporate bonds, are not FDIC-insured.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
In a low-risk gamble, the B’s obtained the rights to Swedish right-shot defenseman Victor Soderstrom, originally the 11th overall pick of the Arizona Coyotes/Utah Mammoth in 2019, from the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Ryan Mast and a 2025 seventh-round pick.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Hoskins has an $18 million mutual option on his deal for next year, so acquiring him would be a low-risk investment for a Red Sox team that seems to be in need of some roster stabilization.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
As an overtired, overstimulated mom, deferring low-risk parenting queries to technology feels like a no-brainer for me.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 11 June 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
In a low-risk gamble, the B’s obtained the rights to Swedish right-shot defenseman Victor Soderstrom, originally the 11th overall pick of the Arizona Coyotes/Utah Mammoth in 2019, from the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Ryan Mast and a 2025 seventh-round pick.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Hoskins has an $18 million mutual option on his deal for next year, so acquiring him would be a low-risk investment for a Red Sox team that seems to be in need of some roster stabilization.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
As an overtired, overstimulated mom, deferring low-risk parenting queries to technology feels like a no-brainer for me.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 11 June 2025
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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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