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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This can be a risky move — accounts aren’t always settled as hoped, which could leave you in a worse financial position, some experts say.
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Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
As good as Finnie has been, relying on a 20-year-old rookie in such a prominent role is a risky move for a team with playoff hopes.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Critics have said that removing the nation's top military officials from the playing field was an inherently risky move.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Starting any business — let alone a music store — was a risky move in early Kansas City.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
As good as Finnie has been, relying on a 20-year-old rookie in such a prominent role is a risky move for a team with playoff hopes.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Critics have said that removing the nation's top military officials from the playing field was an inherently risky move.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Starting any business — let alone a music store — was a risky move in early Kansas City.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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