risky

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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

“To increase income, he’d have to be more risky and go into consumer staples or drugs, and those are not Dividend Aristocrats, but offer higher yield,” Harrington said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The U.S. secured agreements with Germany and the Czech Republic to provide treatment in Europe, avoiding risky trans-Atlantic travel for a critically ill patient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Someone young, idealistic, like the kids they’d never had, would die as part of a well-intentioned but risky move from Hal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Constance was too short to copy over a shoulder, and note passing was much too risky, so at last Reynie had suggested Morse code.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart