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high-risk

adjective

  1. denoting a group, part, etc, that is particularly subject or exposed to a danger

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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No matter its relative wealth, the significant expense of insuring high-value homes in a high-risk neighborhood meant that homeowners there had lesser coverage.

Ruby has been placed at a centre in the Netherlands that works to try to rehabilitate high-risk dogs through training programmes.

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Acip voted to abandon broad support for recommending the jab, including for high-risk populations like people aged over 65.

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Zoe Harrison's game management means she is preferred at fly-half to Holly Aitchison, who impressed at times against Scotland, but whose higher-risk game did not always come off in wet conditions.

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Their vision is to use the AI model to spot high-risk patients to prevent disease and to help hospitals understand demand in their area, years ahead of time.

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