risk
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But Lugo concurred with Teymouri’s argument that the family’s extreme wealth and potential risk of flight required her to set a high bail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Officials say the fierce Santa Ana winds will blow until Saturday, bringing further risk of more conflagrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
“It won’t be enough to bring down the price of diesel dramatically,” said Michelle Brouhard, head of policy and geopolitical risk at Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Financial-technology stocks may be feeling the pain as well from fears of an imminent rate hike, as higher rates mean higher default risk for lenders, Mizuho anlayst Dan Dolev told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“She’s a good soul, Nine. I don’t want to risk hurting her.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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"This deadlock is not new, and it risks costing us valuable time in our response to climate change," the French envoy said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic have warned that the technology’s fast development poses serious risks to jobs and human existence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Social media firms argue the potential risks are being overstated and that they already provide users with effective safety tools.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
As Anthropic prepares to go public, Wall Street is grappling with the unprecedented question of how to price the risks associated with artificial-intelligence calamity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Given all the benefits, and all the risks, would they give the go-ahead for the surgery?
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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A brush fire in the mountains west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation warnings from officials on Thursday, as powerful winds risked spreading the blaze rapidly.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Russell named multiple constitutional limitations, but Shanmugam still claimed on rebuttal that there was “no limit,” and that they risked lawsuits from at least “90,000 municipalities.”
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Fawcett Society, which campaigns for women and gender equality, said that asking the question risked maintaining historic unfair differences in pay due to gender, race and disability inequality.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her client, Norwegian Ellen Wahlström, said visitors were fortunate - they would only have to leave some of their items behind, while locals risked losing their houses and land.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Matthias risked a swift glance over his shoulder.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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But the longer oil prices stay high, the more governments have to weigh cutting the subsidies, risking popular unrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In the developing world, he added, governments are being forced to make the "impossible" choice between cutting support for their poorest citizens or risking their entire development agenda.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“He thinks L.A. should be better run and should be more multimodal ... that you should be able to ride your bike or take a walk without risking your life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
If you truly value this friendship, it’s worth risking expressing your truth to save it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Booth was a thrill seeker, so perhaps he wanted to increase his excitement by risking the use of a one-shot pistol.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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