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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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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

The symbiotic relationship between the federal government and our universities — one that has delivered so much for America, its people and its economy — is now at risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

According to Lloyd Evans, 46, a former Jehovah's Witness elder in Manchester who is now a campaigner, the organisation's updated policy is still putting lives at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

And she sounded sort of lifeless and disbelieving all at the same time when she said they’d had no idea the baby was at risk.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx