risky

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Fashioning your lead actor as a totem to project your thoughts about apathy and loneliness would be a risky move for anyone other than writer-director Amanda Kramer, who’s made a career out of brazen chicness.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

A Collins-aligned group is launching ads featuring Maine voters reading Platner's old online posts and calling him "too risky."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

With both those countries forced to deny allegations of bribery, a World Cup in North America must have seemed much less risky, with stadium infrastructure already in place.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They can also be risky because of their exposure to illiquid or early-stage companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Well, yes, I suppose if it had any use at all, it would be better alive than dead. But the proposition is risky, no matter what.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander