security risk
noun
1
: someone who could damage an organization by giving information to an enemy or competitor
2
: someone or something that is a risk to safety
Any package left unattended will be deemed a security risk.
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Prince Harry wrote privately to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, requesting a full security risk assessment, according to The Guardian.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Asked whether chipmakers like Nvidia should give China advanced chips or if doing so would pose a security risk to the US, Greer expressed a need for the US to be cautious.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
These systems are reliable, but the talent pool is shrinking and the security risk is rising.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
His report stating that Japanese Americans did not pose a security risk got to the White House two days too late.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Asked whether chipmakers like Nvidia should give China advanced chips or if doing so would pose a security risk to the US, Greer expressed a need for the US to be cautious.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
These systems are reliable, but the talent pool is shrinking and the security risk is rising.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
His report stating that Japanese Americans did not pose a security risk got to the White House two days too late.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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