Learn English – at risk or in risk ?What’s the difference?Thanks

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The disease was spreading, and the town's children were _____ risk.

A. in B. at

Could you tell me the difference between "in risk" and "at risk".

Thanks.

Best Answer

You use at risk.

At risk is an idiom that means "to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen." (Collins Dictionary)

For example (nhlbi.nih.gov):

However, two age groups are at greater risk of developing pneumonia

If you check .gov sites, you can see, they usually say someone is "at risk of developing" a disease and not "in risk of developing" a disease.

"In risk" is not wrong, but the idiomatic usage is "at risk."

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