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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The safer bet is to start with a narrow, low-risk pilot like automating some spreadsheet workflows.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And because ARCbuild provides general oversight, not on-site assembly, developers retain control while benefiting from a highly repeatable, low-risk delivery system.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Beijing’s relationship with Islamabad has long served as a low-cost, low-risk proxy strategy to constrain India, from nuclear enablement in the 1980s to the steady upgrading of Pakistani military capabilities.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Those small farms that can comply with the rules, often through co-ops, could become attractive low-risk suppliers for large buyers seeking compliant crops.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And because ARCbuild provides general oversight, not on-site assembly, developers retain control while benefiting from a highly repeatable, low-risk delivery system.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Beijing’s relationship with Islamabad has long served as a low-cost, low-risk proxy strategy to constrain India, from nuclear enablement in the 1980s to the steady upgrading of Pakistani military capabilities.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Those small farms that can comply with the rules, often through co-ops, could become attractive low-risk suppliers for large buyers seeking compliant crops.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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