risk-taking
noun
: the act or fact of doing something that involves danger or risk in order to achieve a goal
Starting a business always involves some risk-taking.
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What’s left for independent distributors is a landscape stripped of the financial cushions that once made risk-taking viable.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The 19th-century patent system rewarded tinkerers; corporate labs scaled systematic research; wartime partnerships mobilized national resources; and venture capital democratized risk-taking.
—David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Instead of honoring commencement traditions, NYU is giving into fear of spontaneity and eliminating opportunities for courage and risk-taking.
—Aileen Favilla, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
In the ’90s, Garber developed a reputation for intellectual risk-taking with a series of psychoanalytically inflected books on topics including cross-dressing, real estate, and Americans’ reliance on dogs for unconditional love.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The 19th-century patent system rewarded tinkerers; corporate labs scaled systematic research; wartime partnerships mobilized national resources; and venture capital democratized risk-taking.
—David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Instead of honoring commencement traditions, NYU is giving into fear of spontaneity and eliminating opportunities for courage and risk-taking.
—Aileen Favilla, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
In the ’90s, Garber developed a reputation for intellectual risk-taking with a series of psychoanalytically inflected books on topics including cross-dressing, real estate, and Americans’ reliance on dogs for unconditional love.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Risk-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk-taking. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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