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risks
  • present tense form of risk (3rd person singular).

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The Department of Defense's list aims to alert American organisations to the risks of doing business with the Chinese firms, but their inclusion does not mean they are immediately banned.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

As the disease advances, the risks of hospitalization, cardiovascular complications, and death rise sharply, making early and effective treatment increasingly important.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But the companies are also under scrutiny over how they’re handling AI’s risks, such as child safety, harmful content and job displacement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

At the Chinese miner’s annual general meeting, Chairman Zou Laichang said that competition in the metals and mining industry is becoming fiercer amid rising geopolitical risks and resource nationalism, the Citi analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Not just the risks of dematerialization and rematerialization, but the risks of contracting and transmitting infectious diseases from one timeprint to another.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly