risking

present participle of risk

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Verb
  • The platform has expanded the definition of comfort food beyond the traditional mac and cheese or meatloaf, venturing into dishes like sweet and sour soup or sushi –foods that people love to order but are often intimidated to make themselves.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The founder anticipates unlocking more use cases as the technology evolves, potentially venturing into video and sound in the coming months.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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  • But operations at the facilities have halted since Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast United States over the weekend, causing historic flooding and landslides, cutting off roads and power and endangering millions of residents.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Is her crusade righteous enough to merit endangering her husband (John Leguizamo) and children, without their consent?
    Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Start by acknowledging and confronting your own unconscious biases, as these can easily seep into the datasets during data collection and labeling, thereby biasing the AI’s learning process itself.
    Prajeet Gadekar, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His legislative priorities include gun violence prevention, protecting reproductive rights, improving public safety, investing in public education and confronting anti-Asian hatred, according to his campaign website.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Hernandez is indicted on charges of assault and battery and threatening to do bodily harm in connection with the February 25 jailhouse altercation.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Framing your offering as part of a solution for improving logistics or dealing with supply chain bottlenecks will resonate with customers facing ongoing uncertainties.
    Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Gaga, perhaps strategically, has been put into three films that already had prestige Oscar-facing male actors attached to them, which elevates her stardom, but also dims her light in each.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Risking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risking. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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