low-risk

adjective

1
: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk
low-risk investments
2
: less likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
low-risk patients

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Insight’s been building patient-facing AI assistants that take in referrals, reach out to patients and collect clinical history, and schedule low-risk, routine procedures. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 Because midwives are trained to oversee low-risk pregnancies and usually send patients to hospitals if complications arise, agreements with physicians in theory should give midwives someone to consult or transfer patients to in such scenarios. Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026 The method is a modern, efficient, and low-risk method for a vessel of this size to transition to the next phase of her build program. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026 Too often, low-risk individuals are detained while higher-risk individuals are released. William J. Bratton, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-risk

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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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