small risk
Example Sentences
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When someone reaches out, they’re taking a small risk in their bid for connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
In return for bearing this small risk of underperforming a 10-year Treasury, dividend stocks have a much higher probability of outperforming over the next decade.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2025
It can feel as if everything is off limits, and the stakes are high: If there’s even a small risk of hurting your baby, why would you do it?
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2025
Dr Simon Williams at Swansea University now thinks health authorities have to be clearer about the dangers of some infectious diseases, in the face of online misinformation which often exaggerates the small risk of vaccines.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
"According to the message," Lewis explained, "NASA rejected the idea. They'd rather take a big risk on Watney than a small risk on all of us. Whoever snuck it into Vogel's e-mail obviously disagreed."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
