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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Manufacturers debuting vehicles with styling legacies, sometimes from 90 years ago, take a risk.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
You’re being pushed to take a risk that feels both exhilarating and terrifying, Cancer.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
With a few concessions—the setting shifted from a Long Island beach town to a cheaper-to-film Indiana suburb—the company was willing to take a risk on these unknown writers if their show could add value to the streamer’s then small catalog.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The project offered a rare opening for the actor to take a risk.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
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James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
You’re being pushed to take a risk that feels both exhilarating and terrifying, Cancer.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
With a few concessions—the setting shifted from a Long Island beach town to a cheaper-to-film Indiana suburb—the company was willing to take a risk on these unknown writers if their show could add value to the streamer’s then small catalog.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The project offered a rare opening for the actor to take a risk.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Take a risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20risk. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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