at risk
Example Sentences
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Shortly after midnight, authorities released a rare country-wide alert on mobile phones warning people not to call overwhelmed emergency services unless lives were at risk.
From Barron's
“When deception is normalized within a public agency,” he said, “it also normalizes operational failure and puts people at risk.”
From Los Angeles Times
All over-65s in Scotland, as well as those aged between 18 and 65 defined as being at risk, external, are eligible for a free flu jab from the NHS.
From BBC
People aged 18 to 64 and at risk of the flu had a similarly low uptake of almost 38%.
From BBC
“Existing communities and future communities are at risk.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
