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at risk

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being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm She put her life at risk to rescue residents from the house fire.

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Recent Examples of at risk All easier to discuss than the thing that was actually putting the company at risk. — Mohamed Al Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of thousands of Mexican and Canadian jobs were at risk if the impact of the parts shortage spread across supply chains that were highly integrated with those in the United States. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 Even savvy people who think they can be cordoned off from the Internet are at risk. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 But if the reason you’re being drawn to improve your appearance comes from a place of in inadequacy and constant comparison to others, then this motivation may leave you at risk of developing restrictive or harmful behaviors. — Jennifer Donnelly, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at risk

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