take a risk
idiom
: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.
Every time you invest money, you're taking a risk.
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Knowing that fans wouldn't accept the idea of Samantha and Darrin divorcing — or Darrin dying — the team behind Bewitched decided to take a risk and recast the role.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Listen to the pull, the call or that little voice that is telling you to do more, to take a risk and to do something that will make a difference in this world inside or outside of your main professional work.
—John M. O'Connor, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Therefore, if a bright and ambitious Chinese young person doesn’t like the prospects in their home country, there is a world of opportunity to prepare for and take a risk in the decades ahead.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Hire someone who can separate the prospects from the other minor leaguers, can learn from a mistake rather than refuse to take a risk, and can hire talented scouts and coaches to replenish a farm system.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Listen to the pull, the call or that little voice that is telling you to do more, to take a risk and to do something that will make a difference in this world inside or outside of your main professional work.
—John M. O'Connor, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Therefore, if a bright and ambitious Chinese young person doesn’t like the prospects in their home country, there is a world of opportunity to prepare for and take a risk in the decades ahead.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Hire someone who can separate the prospects from the other minor leaguers, can learn from a mistake rather than refuse to take a risk, and can hire talented scouts and coaches to replenish a farm system.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Take a risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20risk. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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