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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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.
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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
What does that do to risk-taking?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s signature domestic achievement, imposed government price controls on drugs for the first time, discouraging the long-term investment and risk-taking required to develop new cures.
—Anthony J. Zagotta, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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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
What does that do to risk-taking?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s signature domestic achievement, imposed government price controls on drugs for the first time, discouraging the long-term investment and risk-taking required to develop new cures.
—Anthony J. Zagotta, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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 8 Jan. 2026.
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