as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
a risky new adventure
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Recent Examples of risky
Meli looks at the way new regulations have both constrained how much risk financial institutions can take as well as defined how much firms hold, no matter how risky that holding—and institutions have had to maintain a tolerable amount of liquid assets to cover deposit outflows.
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Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
For the same reasons, even using whole-body deodorants near the genitals (say, on your inner thigh) can be risky.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 July 2025
Rine recommends that parents avoid using nicotine pouches in front of children to keep them from imitating potentially risky adult behaviors.
—Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Institutions created after the financial crisis starting in 1929 fostered transparency and made investments in new business ventures less risky.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
For the same reasons, even using whole-body deodorants near the genitals (say, on your inner thigh) can be risky.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 July 2025
Rine recommends that parents avoid using nicotine pouches in front of children to keep them from imitating potentially risky adult behaviors.
—Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Institutions created after the financial crisis starting in 1929 fostered transparency and made investments in new business ventures less risky.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for risky
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More dangerous heat waves The Great Lakes region warmed substantially faster in the six years since the last assessment than it did in decades prior, the report shows.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Here's what each means, according to the NWS: Heat advisory: A heat advisory is the lowest level and is issued for dangerous heat conditions that are not expected to reach the criteria for a more serious alert.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Fire crews sometimes allow lightning-strike fires to burn, and made the decision to do that on the Dragon Bravo Fire, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Map of damage: See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location The death toll has risen to 129 on Saturday, including more than three dozen children.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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And staffing struggles continue to strain the agencies tasked with policing perilous road behavior.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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To a Washington bean counter, his loss might have looked like one tiny but welcome subtraction in a giant spreadsheet, but not in a region so prone to these perilous events that it’s known as Flash Flood Alley.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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This surge in extreme heat drives up energy demand and poses serious health risks to vulnerable populations.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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But her feelings begin to shift after Steven gets into a serious car accident.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Risky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risky. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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