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Used with verbs:
"
We calculated the risk."
(calculated, weighed, evaluated, understood, knew)
"
I took a risk by coming here."
(took)
"
We want to eliminate the risk."
(eliminate, reduce, avoid, decrease, lessen)
"
We increased our risk of exposure."
(increased, doubled, lowered, minimized, accepted)
"
We have to manage risk carefully."
(manage, identify, assess)
"
This activity heightens your risk of injury."
(heightens, raises)
"
She faced a lot of risk."
(faced, ran, entailed, incurred, mitigated)
"
We should consider this a risk."
(consider)
Used with nouns:
"
He works in risk management."
(management, reduction)
"
We are in a high risk group."
(group, category)
"
There is always a degree of risk."
(degree, level, element)
"
We need to do a risk assessment."
(assessment, analysis)
"
What are the risk factors?"
(factors)
Used with adjectives:
"
We took a calculated risk."
(calculated, considerable, enormous, big, great, real, personal)
"
There is moderate risk involved."
(moderate, slight, additional, added, inherent)
"
There is an elevated risk associated with that medication."
(elevated, heightened, increased, significant, health, relative)
"
She is taking unnecessary risks."
(unnecessary, tremendous, unacceptable, major, increasing)
"
Is this an acceptable risk?"
(acceptable, security, environmental, credit)
"
Is this a high risk business venture?"
(high, low, reduced)
"
What are the long-term risks of this medication?"
(long-term, short-term, overall)
Used with prepositions:
"
There is a risk of contamination."
(of)
"
Her life is at risk."
(at)
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The treatment could be a possible risk to her health."
(to)
"
He's taking a big risk by investing his life savings into his latest business plan."
(by)
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There's a risk of getting food poisoning from undercooked meat."
(from)
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Smoking can increase your risk for lung cancer."
(for)
