How to Use low-risk in a Sentence
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Weighing the pros and cons, a low-risk deal to add Williams could make sense for the Yankees.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Here are a few low-risk ways to make between 4% and 5% on your savings now.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 3 May 2023
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This low-risk, high-reward first wager can be made up to $1,000.
—Steve Fini, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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There are typically at least 50 low-risk names left on the list by the time the screening is complete.
—Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
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For people looking for a self-care journal, this can be a discreet and low-risk place to start.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 22 Mar. 2023
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Explore low-cost, low-risk business ideas that align with your passions and skills.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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There are more lucrative, low-risk options out there, with rates that are still at or near their peaks.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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Look for low-risk options like bonds and money market funds.
—Nina Derwin, Woman's Day, 5 June 2023
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For the low-risk group, the dollar amount saved may not be worth the investment in mitigation.
—Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Another low-risk idea: Rub a drop or two of raw honey on that tender spot.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Mar. 2024
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Such funds invest in short-term, low-risk debt instruments.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Very low-risk nodules only require a follow-up in two or three years.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
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The Dante Exum signing was a nice low-risk, high-reward swing on a former high draft pick that has been thriving abroad.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 3 July 2023
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At 30 years old, the four-time Gold Glove third baseman would be a relatively low-risk signing.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
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Keeping a truly low-risk defendant in jail has costs, too.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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But for most low-risk people, your outdoor air will be safe to breathe in moderation.
—Natalie Wallington, Popular Science, 7 June 2023
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As an example, a low-risk woman with small stage 1 cancer might have a risk of recurrence of 10%.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
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To find out if a country is dog rabies-free or low-risk, check this website, which lists countries with high dog rabies risk.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
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Drought was the only natural disaster for which home values climbed more in low-risk places than in high-risk places.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2023
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The agency’s hands-off approach dates back to an era when these tests were a relatively small, low-risk sector of the health care system.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
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The midwives’ jobs went beyond attending low-risk births.
—Kelly Grant/the Globe and Mail (canada), San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023
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They're shown to have good outcomes in low-risk births, and an infusion of them in rural parts of the state can improve maternal health, McElfish said.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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The banks, which invest deposits in low-risk assets, still had to sell their holdings for a loss as customers rushed to pull their holdings in a panic.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 6 Sep. 2023
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But, the new study’s conclusions can still be easily adapted as a low-risk lifestyle habit.
—Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 17 Oct. 2023
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This is a debt issued by the U.S. government to support spending and is considered low-risk.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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However, high-risk strains can cause cancers, and low-risk strains can cause genital warts.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed Rn-Bc, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023
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Walking is a low-risk exercise that increases blood flow and reduces stiffness in the back.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
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So far, the device has been used in patients who are having brain surgery for other reasons—a low-risk, early-stage approach.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
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The average yield for a money market fund -- a batch of investments in low-risk government and corporate debt -- stands at 4.27%, according to Vanguard.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Quarantining healthy, low-risk populations was a grievous error, as was closing schools for two years.
—Josh Mazer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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