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at risk

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as in susceptible

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 The building is now vacant and on the dangerous buildings list, putting it at risk of demolition. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Saving a species like the condor affects local communities and businesses whose activities have put those species at risk. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Nithya Raman, the Democratic Socialist of America member running to be mayor of Los Angeles, is at risk of losing support from her local DSA chapter. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026 Burdi, who doesn’t specialize in knees, said rushing Dart back too soon could put his career at risk. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at risk

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