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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 But heading into the midterms, that track record is at risk of being overshadowed by the war's toll on the economy — and by questions about what the Republican majority did, or didn't do, about it. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 But creating a government database of gun owners also could put people at risk, if the information is hacked and leaked, Leary said. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Florida’s law requires hospitals to have protocols to assess and treat patients at risk of blood clots and train hospital staff to recognize the symptoms of venous thromboembolism. — Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Yet outbound shipments of the affected Chinese products to third markets rose to 52 percent of the trade at risk within a year. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at risk

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