at risk
prep. phr..prep. phr.. in a situation where something bad or dangerous might happen to you.
prep. phr.. in a state of vulnerability to danger, harm, or loss; often used to describe populations or assets exposed to specific hazards.
Smoking puts your health at risk.
The local council warned that many historic buildings are at risk of collapsing after the flood.
Without immediate intervention from the central bank, the entire financial sector remains at risk of a systemic liquidity crisis.
often followed by the preposition 'of' and a noun or gerund to specify the danger.
contrast with 'in danger'; 'at risk' is frequently used in professional contexts like healthcare, social work, and finance to describe potential future harm.
The children are in risk.The children are at risk.the fixed preposition for this phrase is 'at', not 'in'.