risk-taking
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adjective
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Still, SpaceX continues to dominate the global space launch market, thanks to its partially reusable Falcon rockets, and has made risk-taking its mantra.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
That doesn’t mean young investors are avoiding risk-taking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
With more risk-taking, direct passers in the side, when United are asked to disorganise stubborn defences their long-standing habits can mean losing the ball more often.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sulloway’s research on birth order and risk-taking reveals that later-borns are more psychologically wired to take strategic risks to carve out their own niche and stand out in the family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some expressed concern that an emphasis on rote learning was smothering creative thinking and intellectual risk-taking.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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