at risk
Idioms-
In danger, as in Their house's location on the San Andreas Fault puts them at risk in the next major earthquake . [c. 1900]
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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]
Example Sentences
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The minister said these attacks demonstrated how British military personnel and civilians were "at risk with a regime that is increasingly indiscriminate, widespread and uncontrolled in the attacks it is mounting".
From BBC
“We will not knowingly provide a product that puts America’s warfighters and civilians at risk.”
“As we move into this era of massive load customers, the system is now at risk of being crashed from the load side.”
Ercot has estimated that if it lost more than about 2,600 megawatts of demand at once, the system would be at risk of failure.
Stephen Hussey, from Devon Wildlife Trust, said slow-moving mammals were among the most at risk.
From BBC
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