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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Traditionally, the Animation Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has not been known for risk-taking.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Our new observations of physical risk-taking in chimpanzees suggests that the rise in risk-taking in human adolescence isn’t due to a new yen for danger.
—Lauren Sarringhaus, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
In a show all about risk-taking and its (mostly destructive) consequences, both admit that making such a detour from its origins is itself a high-stakes gamble.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
This is a year of experimentation, risk-taking, courage, and embodied learning.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Our new observations of physical risk-taking in chimpanzees suggests that the rise in risk-taking in human adolescence isn’t due to a new yen for danger.
—Lauren Sarringhaus, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
In a show all about risk-taking and its (mostly destructive) consequences, both admit that making such a detour from its origins is itself a high-stakes gamble.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
This is a year of experimentation, risk-taking, courage, and embodied learning.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Risk-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk-taking. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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