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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Co-sponsored by Rep. Dori Healey, R-Boise, and House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, the legislation would require many health insurance plans to treat supplemental screenings as preventative — not only diagnostic — measures if a doctor recommends them for a high-risk patient.
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Sarah Cutler and, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025
As with any biotech, the business can be high-risk, with a prior business model that just a few years ago was burning through cash and forced the management to do layoffs.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Experts say a lot of residents and businesses were underinsured or went without insurance, in some cases because of the pullback by insurance companies in high-risk fire areas.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
That said, some with high-risk jobs did actually escape, including the man who drove the Caterpillar bulldozer through the wall.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Cutler and, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025
As with any biotech, the business can be high-risk, with a prior business model that just a few years ago was burning through cash and forced the management to do layoffs.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Experts say a lot of residents and businesses were underinsured or went without insurance, in some cases because of the pullback by insurance companies in high-risk fire areas.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
That said, some with high-risk jobs did actually escape, including the man who drove the Caterpillar bulldozer through the wall.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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