risk-taking

Example Sentences

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Zheng He, a 15th-century Chinese seafarer, visited the strait, and Marco Polo wrote about risk-taking mariners there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Because your brother’s care is your primary long-term goal, your investments correctly reflect stability, protection against inflation and, as you age, more moderate growth rather than aggressive risk-taking.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Lafferty said he isn’t looking for engineers with perfect track records, as a lack of failure often indicates a lack of risk-taking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

To compensate for these weakened incentives, regulators build an extensive supervisory apparatus to restrain risk-taking.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Duane wondered if his risk-taking had gone too far.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el