at-risk
adjective/ˌæt ˈrɪsk/
/ˌæt ˈrɪsk/
[only before noun]- in danger of being attacked or harmed
- Social services keep lists of at-risk children.
- The boys were put on the at-risk register.
- guidelines to protect at-risk species
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAt-risk is used with these nouns:- child
- youth
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