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[risk] / rɪsk /




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And much of it is for software companies at risk of being eclipsed by artificial-intelligence companies such as Anthropic, which launched a giant IPO Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Buyout fund managers that fail to get loan extensions risk having the companies they own taken over by creditors and their investments wiped out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"We're at risk of losing a discipline of tennis which is historic - but has a big future," Dutch player Sem Verbeek, one of the architects of the letter, told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Anthropic’s risk factors section is a whopping 94 pages and covers ground you’d expect along with plenty that is unusual.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

I won’t risk losing the only place that’s ever felt like home and being told there isn’t a place for us there anymore.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Anthropic on Monday rolled out the prospectus for its long-awaited initial public offering, and reading all the financial, regulatory and legal risks makes us wonder if it’s trying to scare investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Instacart risks getting squeezed between retailers building their own digital channels and larger platforms that can bundle grocery with other services, giving consumers more reasons to keep coming back,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Sufficiently advanced AI systems could, if not developed, deployed, and operated with appropriate safeguards, oversight, and security measures, pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," Anthropic said.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The filing lays out risks specific to an industry that has faced a string of reports in recent months of AI systems behaving in unexpected and harmful ways.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Soviets had taken no risks: The trench was designed to keep the CIA away.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

He also suggested that the platform risked a drop in relevance as its larger rivals competed more aggressively.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

She argued it risked regurgitating yesterday's arguments with little prospect of success.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The mistakes risked bleeding into budgets for years to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He risked his life to be with us.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

But I am an apple-picking person, and my Dad was an apple-picking person, and I think he understood even then that some things are worth risking an eye for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Military and civilian crews fought this fire throughout the night in some of the worst conditions imaginable, risking their lives to protect their fellow Canadians," Carney said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

You’re right that standing up all day is tough, even if you’re not lugging boxes to and from the warehouse or climbing ladders and risking your health to help a customer or to restock shelves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Rather than risking damage to the cards, a redemption card bearing a code serves as a placeholder in the pack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Don't tell me that I am risking my life in vain. Don't tell me that if I die, I will have died for nothing."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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