risk-taking
noun
: the act or fact of doing something that involves danger or risk in order to achieve a goal
Starting a business always involves some risk-taking.
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Creative risk-taking would be eliminated.
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Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s great value in giving yourself another shot in a sport that rewards risk-taking.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
That inventiveness led to some spectacular goals, but also inherent risk-taking.
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Such risk-taking contributed to Good’s death.
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Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s great value in giving yourself another shot in a sport that rewards risk-taking.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
That inventiveness led to some spectacular goals, but also inherent risk-taking.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Such risk-taking contributed to Good’s death.
—Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Risk-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk-taking. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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