risky
adjective
involving the possibility of danger, harm, or failure
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Involving a risk or risks
brave
adjective
a brave decision, action, or choice is one that you make even though it involves risk and may cause problems for you
unsafe
adjective
involving a lot of risk, for example the risk of losing something or of being harmed
at your own risk
if you do something at your own risk, you are responsible for any harm or damage that you suffer as a result
at the risk of doing something
used for saying that you realize something bad or unpleasant may happen as a result of what you are going to say
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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