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

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Automating classification while reserving human review for high-risk cases strengthens governance, improves compliance and reduces the risk of sensitive data exposure. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Last year, Singapore announced its plans to deploy humanoid robots alongside Home Team officers from mid-2027, assisting operations in high-risk environments. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Infants aged 6 to 11 months living in or traveling to high-risk outbreak areas may receive an early third dose of the MMR vaccine. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Shane Thomson, the high-risk security adviser who warned Hall, Zakrzewski and Kuvshynova not to go beyond the Kyiv city limits, joined the grieving parents in their lawsuit against Fox and Hall. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

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