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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afraid of risks" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's apprehension or reluctance to take chances or engage in uncertain situations.
Example: "She is often afraid of risks, which prevents her from pursuing new opportunities in her career."
Alternatives: "fearful of risks" or "apprehensive about risks".
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Ms. Brodeur can't say exactly, but she's obviously not afraid of risks.
Most of us are much more afraid of risks to our children than we are to ourselves.
We are also more afraid of risks we can't control and, despite great medical progress, most people still feel they have little control over cancer — either getting it or fighting it.
The lucky-fools theory suggests, then, that Victorian Britain's economy was successful but stagnant not because investors were irrationally afraid of risks but because they were all too mature and calculating.
Finds Bulk Candy Purchase to Be Harmless" (news article, Oct. 23): Some parents may be afraid of risks to their children in trick-or-treating, but others are encouraging a sense of responsibility in the world.
I was never afraid of risks.
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Afraid of risk?
Afraid of risk," he wrote.
And her father, a coal miner afraid of risking his job, winked.
"You can't be afraid of risking being foolish looking for love," she said.
"But you can't be afraid of risk or change in any business".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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