play it safe
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Don’t play it safe by aiming for the middle.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The easy thing then would have been to play it safe and hire a big name from the glittering ranks of unemployed managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The German outfit have decided not to play it safe in their first campaign and have designed and built an in-house power unit.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
But does the same thing apply to the customers who prefer to play it safe, those fixed-income investors?
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
I'm grateful to this mystery girl for helping Tess out, but with my money on the line, I decide to play it safe.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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