risk-taking
Example Sentences
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The problem was that the idea that the Fed would act in a market crisis encouraged ever more flagrant risk-taking on Wall Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Critics said this asymmetry—taking small steps to limit the growth of bubbles but large ones to clean it up afterward—only fueled more risk-taking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“The first is an excess of speculative risk-taking that skews the distribution of market outcomes to the downside,” he said.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Entitled “Winning the Loser’s Game,” the book described two types of contests — winner’s games and loser’s games — that differ according to whether risk-taking is necessary to win.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Despite the anguish of that risk-taking move, I continued to believe I deserved to be treated equally.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
