risky move
noun
: an action that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening
It's a risky move for the company.
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But counting on the money from gifts to cover a budget overage during the planning process is a risky move, wedding experts say.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 23 June 2025
And second, Charlie could easily have fallen a little bit differently and ended up impaled on wrought iron, so this seems like a very risky move.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2025
According to insiders, Ahuja still believes in Rothman and wasn’t keen on a big shake-up, not when the studio has momentum, is profitable and is about to undertake the ambitious and risky move of releasing all four of Sam Mendes’ Beatles films in April 2028.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
The endorsement could be a risky move for DC 37 leaders, who’d have to negotiate contracts for its members with Cuomo’s administration should he be elected mayor.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 23 June 2025
And second, Charlie could easily have fallen a little bit differently and ended up impaled on wrought iron, so this seems like a very risky move.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2025
According to insiders, Ahuja still believes in Rothman and wasn’t keen on a big shake-up, not when the studio has momentum, is profitable and is about to undertake the ambitious and risky move of releasing all four of Sam Mendes’ Beatles films in April 2028.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
The endorsement could be a risky move for DC 37 leaders, who’d have to negotiate contracts for its members with Cuomo’s administration should he be elected mayor.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for risky move
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“Risky move.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risky%20move. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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