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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But remaking Florida’s congressional map is a risky move for state Republicans, who face stringent redistricting rules and the hazard of turning safe GOP seats into competitive ones.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Attending the wedding of your former best friend and the ex-boyfriend who left you for her is a risky move, but leave it to Maddy (Alexa Demie) to lean into the chaos.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The expansion of the contract term from three to four years represents a potentially risky move for the labor group given the rapid changes — consolidation, cost-cutting and the use of generative AI among them — currently roiling Hollywood.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
For a band whose songs once felt inescapable to those coming of age in the early 2010s, vanishing for nearly a decade is a risky move.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 Apr. 2026
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Attending the wedding of your former best friend and the ex-boyfriend who left you for her is a risky move, but leave it to Maddy (Alexa Demie) to lean into the chaos.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The expansion of the contract term from three to four years represents a potentially risky move for the labor group given the rapid changes — consolidation, cost-cutting and the use of generative AI among them — currently roiling Hollywood.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
For a band whose songs once felt inescapable to those coming of age in the early 2010s, vanishing for nearly a decade is a risky move.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Risky move.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risky%20move. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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