risky
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While September’s dreadful average return has been known for years, statisticians constantly reminded us that, absent a plausible rationale, it’s too risky to bet on a poor September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Qayyum added: "I'd urge everyone to exercise real caution. That means thinking twice about fireworks and disposable barbecues, and looking out for each other by speaking up if you see something risky."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
With limited bursts of firepower, Iran is able to make the waterway too risky to cross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The children "do not know that we are losing our hope," Ahmad, 40, told AFP, adding that leaving illegally was "too risky".
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I thought he wanted me to talk him out of it, to say that it was too risky, but I wanted to do it.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
“A renewed and sustained war would almost certainly be a risk-off event,” said Mayfield — one that would keep investors away from stocks and other riskier investments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Markets were unusually calm across the board, so it didn’t signal specific concern about generally riskier tech stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
For now, the humble paper check remains too deeply woven into the fabric of American life to truly rest in peace — even if writing one means playing a riskier game with swindlers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Saving extra in a private pension may limit current life options, but opting out can leave many with riskier retirement savings, or indeed none at all.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Attaching a name attaches you to the world of fact, which is riskier, more hazardous: who knows what the chances are out there, of survival, yours?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Luke Nosek made one of the earliest and riskiest such bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
While take-off and landing are aviation's riskiest phases, fatal accidents immediately after lift-off are uncommon.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The riskiest segments included administrative support, data entry, bookkeeping, and editing, said the study.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries represents the riskiest leap taken by any L.A. institution this century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
At the top of this tower was the triple-A tranche, just below it the double-A tranche, and so on down to the riskiest, triple-B tranche—the bonds Eisman had bet against.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
