high-risk
adjective
1
: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk
a high-risk activity
high-risk investments
2
: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
high-risk patients
patients in the high-risk group
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Facing a high-risk pregnancy, Partida quit her job to focus on her health and that of her child.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Early strategies that targeted only high-risk groups failed because screening missed too many infected mothers.
—Jake Scott, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Baron, the founder and CEO of Baron Capital, in recent years has become known for some big bets on high-growth, high-risk companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla and xAI.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Early strategies that targeted only high-risk groups failed because screening missed too many infected mothers.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Early strategies that targeted only high-risk groups failed because screening missed too many infected mothers.
—Jake Scott, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Baron, the founder and CEO of Baron Capital, in recent years has become known for some big bets on high-growth, high-risk companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla and xAI.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Early strategies that targeted only high-risk groups failed because screening missed too many infected mothers.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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