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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This encourages learning and collaboration in the forms of experimentation, risk-taking and trial and error.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Chaudhry's path from air force engineer in India to founder of multiple Silicon Valley security companies—including Zscaler, worth $45 billion—exemplified how the tech boom rewarded risk-taking over institutional loyalty.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The same phenomenon is taking place with capital markets stocks, which probably haven’t fully priced in the raging comeback for risk-taking and deal-making that began in 2023.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Silicon Valley paved the way and continues to attract investment and risk-taking because people want to be part of their innovation nerve center.
—Deborah Hemingway, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Chaudhry's path from air force engineer in India to founder of multiple Silicon Valley security companies—including Zscaler, worth $45 billion—exemplified how the tech boom rewarded risk-taking over institutional loyalty.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The same phenomenon is taking place with capital markets stocks, which probably haven’t fully priced in the raging comeback for risk-taking and deal-making that began in 2023.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 7 July 2025
Silicon Valley paved the way and continues to attract investment and risk-taking because people want to be part of their innovation nerve center.
—Deborah Hemingway, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
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 4 Aug. 2025.
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