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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Local officials appreciate the engineering but say the safest option is not building in high-risk coastal areas at all.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Private equity is considered a high-risk, high-return alternative to the stock market, which, of course, carries its own risks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The model is also trained to actively refuse high-risk tasks such as bank transfers.
—ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
So far in 2025, the Lake County SWAT team has executed more than 25 high-risk operations across Lake County, including search warrants and felony arrests, Martinez said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Private equity is considered a high-risk, high-return alternative to the stock market, which, of course, carries its own risks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The model is also trained to actively refuse high-risk tasks such as bank transfers.
—ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
So far in 2025, the Lake County SWAT team has executed more than 25 high-risk operations across Lake County, including search warrants and felony arrests, Martinez said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-risk
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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