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risk

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /rɪsk/US /rɪsk/
noun

the possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future; a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result

verb

to put something valuable or important in a dangerous situation, in which it could be lost or damaged

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Another lies in his exceptional ability to marry commerce and technology in creative ways in his sheer inventiveness and willingness to take the risks inherent in this process.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University

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Um, but we actually did get to a deal; but there were so many complications associated with the deal that I wasn't comfortable with the risks.

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