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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There’s still room for inventiveness, for risk-taking.
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The intelligent form of risk-taking can add joy to life.
—Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
And risk-taking, for them, is in the trying.
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And could an impact on the reward circuitry in the brain have an effect on everyday enjoyment of life, desire and positive-risk-taking?
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The intelligent form of risk-taking can add joy to life.
—Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
And risk-taking, for them, is in the trying.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
And could an impact on the reward circuitry in the brain have an effect on everyday enjoyment of life, desire and positive-risk-taking?
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for risk-taking
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“Risk-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk-taking. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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