risk-taking

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

His all-Oxford intellectual formation comes out of the post-“Great Financial Crisis” macro-finance school that views financial crises as driven by leverage cycles, liquidity spirals and risk-taking channels as much as by the traditional business cycle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“The first is an excess of speculative risk-taking that skews the distribution of market outcomes to the downside,” he said.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Douglas Rintoul, chief executive and artistic director at the New Wolsey, said its success was "a powerful reminder that risk-taking new work is being created in regional theatres".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

With less pressure to meet quarterly targets, companies could focus more on the investment, innovation and prudent risk-taking that help drive long-term growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“So besides tempting fate with melted cheese and literary airs of pretension, what else is in your risk-taking repertoire?”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed