health risk
Americannoun
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the negative impact on health and wellbeing (of a given food, exercise, habit, etc).
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something which may adversely impact one's health and wellbeing.
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In a perspective published in the scientific journal Biocontaminant, researchers describe free living amoebae as an overlooked public health risk that needs far more attention.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026
To minimize any potential health risk, areas north of Garden Grove Boulevard, east of Monarch Street, south of Orangewood Avenue and west of Beach Boulevard were evacuated.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
If a health risk emerges on a route or a flight is disrupted, AI agents will negotiate a solution in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement Friday that hantavirus was “not another Covid” and that “the current public health risk from hantavirus remains low.”
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Dad had a cold and was sneezing every two minutes, so I told them they should stand in the back, that Dad was a health risk to the entire town.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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