risky business
Example Sentences
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Somewhere along the way, I absorbed the belief that it was risky business.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Encouraging owners of ghost ships to sell them for scrap would provide some revenue as they exit a decidedly risky business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
In fact, it was an expensive and risky business still—as the horrific loss of the Challenger shuttle and its crew on Jan. 28, 1986, demonstrated all too vividly.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Apartment developers and real estate brokers said additional costs from ULA make it even harder to earn a reasonable profit in what can be a risky business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Any business is risky business, and none more so than small b business, the one that risks the shirt on its back.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
