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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of risk.

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Examples

  • This, of course, being the same unfortunate child who Palin risked by flying to Texas and back (with water broken) and then driving a long distance back home, and not bothering to stop at a hospital to see if all was OK.

    Palin hits back at 'malicious' photo 2009

  • It added the word "risked" - as in condoms "risked aggravating the problems" - to the version on the Vatican website on Wednesday.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2009

  • If he lost the bet, McCain risked 1) being identified with a massive unpopular federal spending program, 2) being seen as political show-boater who inserted politics into an otherwise orderly process and 3) a candidate who would rather not debate Barack Obama.

    The Presidential Poker Metaphor, Cont’d - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • Those who supported the idea risked the wrath of the number one man in the air force.

    Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000

  • Those who supported the idea risked the wrath of the number one man in the air force.

    Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000

  • Those who supported the idea risked the wrath of the number one man in the air force.

    Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000

  • Those who supported the idea risked the wrath of the number one man in the air force.

    Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000

  • Call risked sitting up for a second to see if he could catch a glimpse of the rifleman.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

  • Call risked sitting up for a second to see if he could catch a glimpse of the rifleman.

    Streets of Laredo Larry McMurtry 1993

  • In this news release, we use the terms "risked and unrisked unproved resources" to describe Chesapeake's internal estimates of volumes of natural gas and liquids that are not classified as proved reserves but are potentially recoverable through exploratory drilling or additional drilling or recovery techniques.

    unknown title 2011

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