At Risk
Speech parts
1. At Risk - Adjective
2. At Risk - Phrase
Meaning
at risk
In a state or condition marked by a level of risk or vulnerability.
The entire population initially seemed at risk of infection.
to put at risk
at-risk (comparative more at-risk, superlative most at-risk)
vulnerable, especially to abuse or delinquency
The actual at-risk population was limited to those directly exposed and could be quarantined or monitored.
Alternative names
at-risk
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And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.
The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more - if more should be required - the future of human civilization is at stake.
To state a timetable now would simply paralyze the proper working of government, put at risk the changes we are making for Britain and damage the country.
A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.
Anything good that I have written has, at some point during its composition, left me feeling uneasy and afraid. It has seemed, for a moment at least, to put me at risk.
In the end, young people are at risk of being disinherited from their community if that community lacks the courage and confidence to teach its history.