risky
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Sudan's ongoing civil war has led to a surge in artisanal mining - an often risky practice conducted by civilians with rudimentary tools and without official permission - particularly in remote areas near its borders.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Travelling was a risky move, when he knew Germany was pursuing him.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
But because the leverage is long term and the product is packaged in an ETF, it might seem less risky to potential buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Analysts call the retail expansion risky, requiring new real-estate and merchandising expertise as well as traffic from consumers being squeezed by higher gas and other prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But MI6 needed someone to take the risky role of courier.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Even Meta has had to offer more than 7 percent a year, while riskier cloud data center specialists have gone above 9 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Erisa fiduciaries, the brief says, “are not required to adopt a riskier strategy simply because that strategy may increase returns.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
As a result, foreign money tends to leave riskier emerging market assets such as Indian equities and chase safer investments like US bonds when interest rates rise.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Spreads have climbed sharply in riskier parts of the corporate bond market, but remain near historical lows for highly rated debt.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
In my experience, a political strike is always riskier than an economic one.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
"This was a high-stakes, high-wire return, perhaps the riskiest comeback in the history of showbusiness," McCormick continues, referring to her health condition.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But Messi’s most common strategy is also one of the riskiest: He waits to see which way the keeper commits and then simply sends his penalty in the opposite direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The riskiest segments included administrative support, data entry, bookkeeping, and editing, said the study.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
More than half of the portfolio is invested in AAA or AA-rated bonds and less than 5% is below a B—the riskiest area of sub-investment grade.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
All by himself, Chau generated vast demand for the riskiest slices of subprime mortgage bonds, for which there had previously been essentially no demand.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
