risky business
Example Sentences
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But loading up on tens of billions of dollars in more debt is risky business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
In fact, it was an expensive and risky business still—as the horrific loss of the Challenger shuttle and its crew on Jan. 28, 1986, demonstrated all too vividly.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
But its rich returns are paltry compared with those of MicroStrategy, a company dedicated to a risky business: buying Bitcoin with money provided by you and other shareholders.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Storing this waste is already a volatile and risky business.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024
Crossing the moor in the dark would be a risky business, but we were able to navigate our way just fine and in no time came up along the opposite shore.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
