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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Your property might sit outside a high-risk flood zone but still fall within a storm surge evacuation area — or vice versa.
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
These might include slowing high-risk AI services or switching critical infrastructure to manual control.
—Jon Truby, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
Flu is treatable for high-risk people with antiviral medicine, if taken within 48 hours of symptoms.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Idaho 21 is one of just three highways in the United States that is in the high-risk category in the Avalanche Hazard Index, which calculates the danger that potential avalanches present to traffic.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
These might include slowing high-risk AI services or switching critical infrastructure to manual control.
—Jon Truby, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
Flu is treatable for high-risk people with antiviral medicine, if taken within 48 hours of symptoms.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Idaho 21 is one of just three highways in the United States that is in the high-risk category in the Avalanche Hazard Index, which calculates the danger that potential avalanches present to traffic.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
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“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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