risk
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But, Zhang warned, there was still a risk of "potential escalation of trade tension between China and the major trading partners such as Europe".
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
President Trump wanted Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet, but Aoun has resisted, considering it too high of a political risk, senior Lebanese officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Compared with placebo, finerenone reduced the risk of kidney failure or disease progression by 24%.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Human-like machines may appear familiar and trustworthy as their civilian use grows, increasing the risk people misread danger.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
‘Who knows? But maybe -it was another kind of test? Not whether you could find the third piece of the Nanuak. But whether you could risk it for a friend.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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