high-risk

adjective

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

Example Sentences

Reader, who died aged 84 last year with an estimated fortune of £22m garnered from his string of high-risk burglaries, denied he took part.

From BBC

The use of nine genetic markers associated with a high-risk EBV lineage might help predict the presence of NPC, thus providing a potential new avenue for NPC screening and diagnosis.

From Science Daily

Those are the rewards, but the blitz is also high-risk.

From BBC

Amsterdam's Mayor Femke Halsema announced a ban on public assembly on Friday lasting at least until the end of the weekend, deeming the city a "high-risk security area".

From BBC

The coalition warned, however, that doing so could “further marginalize high-risk populations and divert resources from struggling facilities while simultaneously overburdening higher-level facilities.”

From Los Angeles Times