avoid risk
Example Sentences
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Erebor plans to avoid risk from interest-rate fluctuations by investing in short-term Treasury securities and other highly liquid government bonds, according to the people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
This is the willingness to avoid risk by, for example, obtaining insurance.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
“Changing established systems and behaviors is never easy, but this is the choice we must make if we want to avoid risk tipping points,” the authors state.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
Since then, Pakistan has been hosting Afghans, urging them to register with the United Nations and local authorities to avoid risk of deportation.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023
Tversky and Kahneman conclude that people tend to avoid risk when seeking gains, but choose risk to avoid losses.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
