take a risk

phrase

: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.
took a risk with the investment

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Palietter is more athletic and, Bucci believes, more forgiving when the rider takes a risk. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Artificial intelligence stocks — Stocks linked to the AI build-out effort tanked in Tuesday's trading as investors took a risk-off posture. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Getting out there and taking a risk—now that’s what life is supposed to be about. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026 Gorbachev, still consolidating power, was taking a risk by bucking anti-American hawks back in Moscow and standing with Reagan to join him in officially ruling out nuclear war as a rational instrument of policy. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take a risk

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“Take a risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20risk. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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