risk
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The industry has been well aware of the risks of the types of chemical accidents that can lead to a thermal runaway reaction, posing the risk of an explosion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
That leaves Tehran with few good options if oil revenue remains cut off, raising the risk of renewed unrest after prewar protests over inflation and the currency rocked the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“After five years of above-target inflation, I am particularly attuned to the risk that elevated inflation will become embedded in price- and wage-setting behavior,” according to a published text of her remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"So we really need to find other solutions, because we can't continue to allow this risk of seeing people take to the sea in unacceptable, deplorable conditions that endanger them."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
I can’t risk getting flustered by talking about the test material now.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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