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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Innovation of course can only go so far without a workplace culture that enables some sense of risk-taking, along with curiosity and experimentation.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Bro cultures often incite overconfidence and a lack of calculated risk-taking, creating real financial implications for the companies where these exclusive networks exist.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Quite the contrary, the former Ubuntu Theater’s trademark is risk-taking.
—Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
If early stage advances are dismissed as not worth the cost, investment will shift away from the very diseases that demand the most scientific risk-taking.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Bro cultures often incite overconfidence and a lack of calculated risk-taking, creating real financial implications for the companies where these exclusive networks exist.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Quite the contrary, the former Ubuntu Theater’s trademark is risk-taking.
—Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
If early stage advances are dismissed as not worth the cost, investment will shift away from the very diseases that demand the most scientific risk-taking.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for risk-taking
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“Risk-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk-taking. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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