risky

Example Sentences

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Stocks and other risky assets have generally performed well in recent years, while inflation has remained elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

That’s dangerous because portfolio concentrations in corporate shares are inherently risky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"Some of the nurses that have approached us have ended up going to work in retail or into sales or something which is less risky than nursing," she says.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Greenspan is now blamed for looking the other way as banks and brokerage firms bought and sold massive amounts of risky mortgage debt, which precipitated the devastating global financial crisis of 2008.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

In any case, it was risky to leave the place unguarded.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier