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
Nasa decided that it would not take even a small risk in bringing back Butch and Suni on Starliner, when they had the option of returning them on SpaceX's Dragon capsule.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 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
