low-risk
adjective
1
: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk
low-risk investments
2
: less likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
low-risk patients
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While the intent was to streamline oversight for low-risk substances, new evidence underscores the need for comprehensive evaluation of polymers throughout their lifecycle.
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Arlene Blum, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Sterling represented a low-risk option for Arsenal at the time.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The rest were spread across different stretches of the country: overall, the Northeast, the Midwest and the South had a range of high- and low-risk markets, according to ATTOM.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
From 2015 to 2020 he was assigned to work at the Alternatives to Detention program, which allowed some low-risk asylum seekers to live in communities while their immigration cases were pending, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
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Arlene Blum, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Sterling represented a low-risk option for Arsenal at the time.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The rest were spread across different stretches of the country: overall, the Northeast, the Midwest and the South had a range of high- and low-risk markets, according to ATTOM.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
From 2015 to 2020 he was assigned to work at the Alternatives to Detention program, which allowed some low-risk asylum seekers to live in communities while their immigration cases were pending, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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