at risk

Idioms  

1. In danger, as in Their house's location on the San Andreas Fault puts them at risk in the next major earthquake . [c. 1900]

2. Legally responsible to pay for loss or damage, as in If he can't keep up with the insurance premiums, he is at risk for any liability claims on the property . [Late 1700s]

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at risk

Young women—the group most at risk for being raped—are also the country’s most pro-choice voters.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Delays and denials put patients’ health at risk.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

In a statement read after the conclusion of the inquest, Mia's parents Adrian St Hilaire and Chanel Spence said families with food allergies should not be "at risk" when eating out.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The two countries have been at loggerheads since Ukrain's President Volodymyr Zelensky last month disclosed the prisoner transfer, sparking anger in Seoul, which said it had placed their families in North Korea at risk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But that’s not fair, to put others in the hospital at risk of me, the ticking time bomb.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera