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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Leaders in high-risk or regulated industries need to stop treating logistics as an afterthought and start viewing it as a core competency.
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Ari Raptis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This study, which looked at historical evidence including reports to the U.S. Congress and automobile industry data from the Federal Register, noted that legislation drove security improvements that were fitted to high-risk vehicles from the late 1980s.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The new paper has some distinct differences in design – and now includes physiotherapists and teachers in the high-risk group.
—New Atlas, 25 June 2025
Palantir , another Wall Street favorite known to be a high-risk, high-reward name, could also be overvalued as analysts see significant declines ahead of about 25%.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Ari Raptis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This study, which looked at historical evidence including reports to the U.S. Congress and automobile industry data from the Federal Register, noted that legislation drove security improvements that were fitted to high-risk vehicles from the late 1980s.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The new paper has some distinct differences in design – and now includes physiotherapists and teachers in the high-risk group.
—New Atlas, 25 June 2025
Palantir , another Wall Street favorite known to be a high-risk, high-reward name, could also be overvalued as analysts see significant declines ahead of about 25%.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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