risk-taking

Example Sentences

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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

In seven decades of boldness and risk-taking, my mother’s single greatest regret is marching for the 1979 revolution in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But, instead of offsetting those distorted incentives with tight, enforceable constraints, regulators scale back limits on risk-taking.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

At stake is the question of when personal judgement and risk-taking become a matter of criminal liability.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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