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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While compelling products and retailers pioneering frictionless customer experiences usually drive customer behavioral changes, these changes take time to materialize and are high-risk bets.
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Vinod Sivagnanam, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Cities included in the high-risk area are Memphis, Tennessee, and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The high-risk recreational activity kills roughly 20 people a year.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Dart has talked about shedding responsibility for his program as early as 2019, claiming that high-risk suspects released on electronic monitoring hurt his ability to effectively manage the program.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Vinod Sivagnanam, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Cities included in the high-risk area are Memphis, Tennessee, and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The high-risk recreational activity kills roughly 20 people a year.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Dart has talked about shedding responsibility for his program as early as 2019, claiming that high-risk suspects released on electronic monitoring hurt his ability to effectively manage the program.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 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 10 Apr. 2025.
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