risky move
noun
: an action that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening
It's a risky move for the company.
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Is that a risky move to make for a movie right out of the gate?
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Getting that model to succeed in 2024 is a risky move.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
This is an extraordinarily risky move, not just for the CCP itself but also for the future of China.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
The risky move was enough to get her a spot on the podium and her first individual Olympic medal.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Getting that model to succeed in 2024 is a risky move.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
This is an extraordinarily risky move, not just for the CCP itself but also for the future of China.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
The risky move was enough to get her a spot on the podium and her first individual Olympic medal.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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