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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Industry season four will run eight episodes, rolled out weekly, in which Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmina (Marisa Abela) continue their high-risk, high-reward personal and professional lifestyles.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
The use of agents with specialized and high-risk duties in this way is highly unusual, the outlet reported, citing both current and former FBI officials.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Context Window ■ Red Bull partnered with Scania and PlusAI to deploy two autonomous trucks moving in perfect sync, carving a sub-one-second window for a stunt bike jump, demonstrating that the same precision tech powering commercial freight can now headline high-risk spectacle.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
That would include defining what counts as high-risk applications and clarifying compliance duties.
—Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
The use of agents with specialized and high-risk duties in this way is highly unusual, the outlet reported, citing both current and former FBI officials.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Context Window ■ Red Bull partnered with Scania and PlusAI to deploy two autonomous trucks moving in perfect sync, carving a sub-one-second window for a stunt bike jump, demonstrating that the same precision tech powering commercial freight can now headline high-risk spectacle.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
That would include defining what counts as high-risk applications and clarifying compliance duties.
—Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-risk
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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