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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Quad jumps, for men, and triple-triples, for women, remain high-risk, high-reward opportunities to rack up big scores.
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Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
That is a high-risk bet with a long time horizon.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors previously confirmed Wynn was employed at the time as a violence interrupter with the District’s Cure the Streets program, which works to prevent gun violence by mediating conflicts in high-risk communities.
—7news Wjla, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
This is another curious card that is high-risk and high-reward.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
That is a high-risk bet with a long time horizon.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors previously confirmed Wynn was employed at the time as a violence interrupter with the District’s Cure the Streets program, which works to prevent gun violence by mediating conflicts in high-risk communities.
—7news Wjla, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
This is another curious card that is high-risk and high-reward.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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