risk
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The health agency said the risk to the wider public was low.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Officials were vague about whether the Nigerian operation involved an airstrike, ground assault or both, and didn’t say whether U.S. troops were at risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
In the short term, there is the risk of energy price spikes and even curtailments because of the lack of availability.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Even the gloomiest prognosticator thinks a formal default is highly unlikely, and the idea that it might happen within six years is in the very outside realm of risk.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
I couldn’t risk them knowing where I was headed, and I didn’t think I could bear the looks on their faces, especially Ida.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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