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at risk

ADJECTIVE
in danger
Synonyms
WEAK
at hazard endangered exposed imperiled in jeopardy in peril jeopardized susceptible threatened vulnerable

Example Sentences

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Single older adults without adult children are particularly at risk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Financial markets are likely to remain defensive as the latest developments put an already fragile cease-fire at risk, said UOB’s global economics and markets research team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

However, warming conditions are disrupting those food sources, leaving whales increasingly at risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

She explains that girls recognise how quickly their position becomes tied to ideas about how attractive they appear to men, and they are also aware that this can put their safety at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“She’s helped me. I know I shouldn’t have let her, but—” “But it just happened. Your brother’s life is at risk here, Laia. I understand.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir