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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Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, director of Film Heritage Foundation, undertook a high-risk journey from Mumbai to Kolkata during strict lockdown conditions in 2020 to assess the condition of the original camera and sound negatives preserved by producer Purnima Dutta at her home.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2025
Which Areas Could be Hit By Thunderstorms The outlet also forecasts a high-risk zone for Friday, encompassing parts of southwestern Illinois, southern Indiana, western Kentucky, southeastern Missouri, and northwestern Tennessee.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Even for mature technologies like solar PV, projects located in high-risk regions, such as many parts of Africa, face a ‘risk premium’ which raises the CoC compared with lower-risk regions.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Consumers in high-risk areas, like the Florida coasts, are already seeing huge jumps in insurance premiums due to recent storms.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 May 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2025
Which Areas Could be Hit By Thunderstorms The outlet also forecasts a high-risk zone for Friday, encompassing parts of southwestern Illinois, southern Indiana, western Kentucky, southeastern Missouri, and northwestern Tennessee.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Even for mature technologies like solar PV, projects located in high-risk regions, such as many parts of Africa, face a ‘risk premium’ which raises the CoC compared with lower-risk regions.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Consumers in high-risk areas, like the Florida coasts, are already seeing huge jumps in insurance premiums due to recent storms.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 May 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 Jun. 2025.
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