at risk
Example Sentences
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Could Southern California be at risk of flooding from the remnants of a hurricane this Labor Day weekend?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Underground excavations have compromised ground stability, placing substations, transformers, pylons and transmission towers at risk," City Power spokesman Isaac Mangena said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
England's National Child Mortality Database found that black children were over three times more at risk of drowning as white children between 2019 and 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Previously, only the truly famous – actors, rock stars, pro athletes – were at risk of experiencing the anxiety of public scrutiny.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Most of the kids who weren't "at risk" had their own cars to drive home, or parents who picked them up.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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