risky

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Fashioning your lead actor as a totem to project your thoughts about apathy and loneliness would be a risky move for anyone other than writer-director Amanda Kramer, who’s made a career out of brazen chicness.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Individual traders are expected to play a crucial, though risky, role in powering a double-digit jump on listing day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They might then get either too risky or too conservative with their investments, or claim their Social Security as early as possible, even if that’s not the best financial move for them.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Perpetual futures, also called “perps,” let small investors take risky bets with much more leverage than would typically be permitted in traditional products.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

An idea came to her, but it was risky.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman