high-risk

adjective

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

: 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 All industries are vulnerable to cyberattacks, not just traditional high-risk sectors such as financial services. —

Rita Gurevich, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 The exception — which has kept many companies from potentially exiting the state — lets companies insure some high-risk homeowners at rates up to 250% of the bureau's rate. —

Zachery Eanes, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 Fifteen counties, which include the populous Tampa Bay area, have issued mandatory evacuation orders for those living in high-risk storm surge and flood zones. —

Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024 During the first two years of the pandemic, migration of Americans to high-risk areas from regions with lower climate risk more than doubled, according to Freddie Mac. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-risk

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