Example Sentences

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They use borrowed money and have risk managers who keep them on a tight leash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“They’re bought by risk managers; claims are handled by claim handlers and disputes are typically decided by judges.”

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

To help mitigate the water quality risk, managers could benefit from advance knowledge of what metals are entering the stream, and where and how fast they are increasing, Manning said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

Banks are supposed to have risk managers who protect them against likely happenings; they are not supposed to be standing around saying, “Goshdarnit, the sun rose this morning, and that means now we’re insolvent!”

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

The end of every month also happened to be when Wall Street traders sent their profit and loss statements to their managers and risk managers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis