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risk-taking

[risk-tayk-ing] / ˈrɪskˌteɪk ɪŋ /


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Inviting the client to weigh the costs and benefits of risk-taking can also prove instructive.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The participants next completed a risk-taking game involving a virtual balloon.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Producers say the cost differences have made creative risk-taking more viable in the West End.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The tired brain is prone to risk-taking, being impulsive, mood swings, anxiety and lacks empathy.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“So besides tempting fate with melted cheese and literary airs of pretension, what else is in your risk-taking repertoire?”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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