at risk

Example Sentences

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Nearly every child is at risk of famine or getting sick from preventable diseases.

From Los Angeles Times

Christina Reith, Associate Professor at Oxford Population Health and lead author of the study, said "Statins are life-saving drugs used by hundreds of millions of people over the past 30 years. However, concerns about the safety of statins have deterred many people who are at risk of severe disability or death from a heart attack or stroke. Our study provides reassurance that, for most people, the risk of side effects is greatly outweighed by the benefits of statins."

From Science Daily

At risk was power and heating for thousands of homes in Ukraine’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stability tests revealed 12 out of the first 36 pines examined were at risk, the council said in a statement earlier this week, adding that they be removed and replaced,

From Barron's

"So many people I love are facing the loss of careers they love. I myself am at risk," he wrote.

From BBC