avoid risk
Example Sentences
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China’s largely muted public reaction to President Trump’s Iran campaign reflects a measured effort to avoid risk while safeguarding its interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
This is the willingness to avoid risk by, for example, obtaining insurance.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
“Changing established systems and behaviors is never easy, but this is the choice we must make if we want to avoid risk tipping points,” the authors state.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
"I want to avoid risk at all costs."
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2021
Tversky and Kahneman conclude that people tend to avoid risk when seeking gains, but choose risk to avoid losses.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
