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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With heavy rain events becoming more common in Wisconsin, experts say full flood coverage is worth considering even for homeowners who don't live in high-risk areas.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Smith thrives in high-risk, high-reward environments, so the Axon board granted Smith a near carbon copy of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s moonshot pay plan but on a much smaller scale.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Conversely, most high-risk bets don’t pay off.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Smith thrives in high-risk, high-reward environments, so the Axon board granted Smith a near carbon copy of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s moonshot pay plan but on a much smaller scale.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Conversely, most high-risk bets don’t pay off.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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