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Discover LudwigThe phrase "averse to risk" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe someone who is unwilling to take risks or prefers to avoid risky situations. Example: "Investors who are averse to risk often choose safer, more stable investment options."
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Mr. Beal is hardly averse to risk.
She was passive, dependent, and averse to risk.
But many are not at all averse to risk.
It's unfortunate that some organizations have leaders who are so fearful or averse to risk taking.
"You become very averse to risk as you get closer to retirement," Mr. Shotwell said.
European investors have tended to be more averse to risk than Americans.
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He signed with the Mets to play in the postseason and was not averse to risking his season Wednesday night to urge his team there.
Kahneman & Tversky (1982) identified that people generally will take risks to avoid losses, but are more averse to risking what they already have in order to gain more.
It is the ministry's cautious bureaucrats that keep the fund so averse to risk-taking.
In the cockpit, as on record, Kenny G is smooth and confident, averse to risk-taking but eager for perfection.
Few get out in a system averse to risks.
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