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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Officials say the demonstration, taking place inside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) headquarters, marks a major step toward more flexible, autonomous, and remotely operated helicopter missions in contested or high-risk environments.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
City officials at the time deemed Heal Charlotte a high-risk contract — a determination based on financial stability, past performance, staffing and other factors.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles Police Department officers were expected to go door-to-door in particularly high-risk neighborhoods to contact residents.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
An experimental drug has shown promise in fighting a hard-to-treat form of bladder cancer known as BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
City officials at the time deemed Heal Charlotte a high-risk contract — a determination based on financial stability, past performance, staffing and other factors.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles Police Department officers were expected to go door-to-door in particularly high-risk neighborhoods to contact residents.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
An experimental drug has shown promise in fighting a hard-to-treat form of bladder cancer known as BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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