risk
Example Sentences
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This 10-minute scan helps gauge your risk of a having a heart attack or stroke—and whether you should take cholesterol-lowering medication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The risk of an immune response is common to peptide drugs in general.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
A tech selloff isn’t unusual when the market abruptly shifts into risk off mode, said John Belton, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
This level of reduction is considered large enough to lower the risk of cardiovascular events.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The family followed these directions to the letter; they couldn’t risk missing Leila or Frankie, whose childhood pranks “would fill a book.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
