risk-taking

Example Sentences

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With less pressure to meet quarterly targets, companies could focus more on the investment, innovation and prudent risk-taking that help drive long-term growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

They have risen 16% this year through Tuesday, though that has occurred amid geopolitical conflicts that have depressed risk-taking across asset classes worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In seven decades of boldness and risk-taking, my mother’s single greatest regret is marching for the 1979 revolution in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

To compensate for these weakened incentives, regulators build an extensive supervisory apparatus to restrain risk-taking.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Some expressed concern that an emphasis on rote learning was smothering creative thinking and intellectual risk-taking.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove