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
Examples of high-risk in a Sentence
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Folks shouldn't skip fruits and vegetables altogether, but Consumer Reports does recommend folks eat high-risk produce in moderation.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
People who have a high-risk exposure to the virus and/or have symptoms but test negative for mpox can also get the vaccine, health department guidance notes.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
That plan is a private high-risk pool that provides minimal coverage at multiple times the cost of regular policies.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Anything above a 20 percent score is considered high-risk, signaling that additional screening beyond a standard mammogram is likely necessary.
—Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Add to that a preference for high-risk gambits that’s unnerving his most important stakeholders both at home and abroad.
—Ania Nussbaum, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
So far, the rerouting of cargo has not significantly impacted the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to detect and interdict potentially illicit or high-risk materials, the document said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
No shots have yet been approved to prevent RSV in high-risk adults ages 18 and up, though Moderna is also running a trial in a similar population.
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
However, major networks like ABC News have teams of people who are experienced at managing news gathering in high-risk environments (just consider the risks for my colleague Matt Rivers and his team during their recent coverage of the chaos in Haiti).
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
People who have a high-risk exposure to the virus and/or have symptoms but test negative for mpox can also get the vaccine, health department guidance notes.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
That plan is a private high-risk pool that provides minimal coverage at multiple times the cost of regular policies.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Anything above a 20 percent score is considered high-risk, signaling that additional screening beyond a standard mammogram is likely necessary.
—Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Add to that a preference for high-risk gambits that’s unnerving his most important stakeholders both at home and abroad.
—Ania Nussbaum, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
So far, the rerouting of cargo has not significantly impacted the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to detect and interdict potentially illicit or high-risk materials, the document said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
No shots have yet been approved to prevent RSV in high-risk adults ages 18 and up, though Moderna is also running a trial in a similar population.
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
However, major networks like ABC News have teams of people who are experienced at managing news gathering in high-risk environments (just consider the risks for my colleague Matt Rivers and his team during their recent coverage of the chaos in Haiti).
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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