low-risk
adjective
1
: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk
low-risk investments
2
: less likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
low-risk patients
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But Anthopoulos has certainly hit the jackpot with these low-risk, high-ceiling acquisitions before.
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The conditions that enabled corporate activism on LGBTQ+ rights — an asymmetry where speaking out was relatively low-risk — don’t exist here.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Feedback and scouting reports were overwhelmingly positive, flagging a high-potential player available on a low-risk deal.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But the federal government has determined the weevils are low-risk, and no longer requires the permits to move the insects along state lines.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The conditions that enabled corporate activism on LGBTQ+ rights — an asymmetry where speaking out was relatively low-risk — don’t exist here.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Feedback and scouting reports were overwhelmingly positive, flagging a high-potential player available on a low-risk deal.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But the federal government has determined the weevils are low-risk, and no longer requires the permits to move the insects along state lines.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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