risky
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Marc Guehi: The centre-back had to take up some risky positions as England pressed man for man all over the pitch.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Fund managers say they are less eager to take risky bets as geopolitical events roil markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Premiums for risky assets, which have fallen to historic lows, will rise to compensate for increased instability.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
That’s just another way of saying that high-beta stocks are risky.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Too risky going into the Institute Control Building.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Because revenue bonds, which would be used to fund this program, are riskier than other bonds, investors might demand a higher return, translating to a higher interest rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
They also mean investors can earn more by holding new bonds to maturity, making them think twice about owning much riskier stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“You have to know why the monthly payment is lower, both of those are riskier than a standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage,” Case said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He may, for example, have regained possession deep inside his own half but lost the ball because he had to play a longer and a riskier pass after being asked to play forward quickly.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Something that made them think it’d be riskier to educate him than to sacrifice his possible contributions to society.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
This is the riskiest part of the voyage and the state oil companies are now more willing to shoulder this burden.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 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
While take-off and landing are aviation's riskiest phases, fatal accidents immediately after lift-off are uncommon.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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
The borrowers were failing to make interest payments sufficient to pay off the riskiest subprime bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
