run the risk of
idiom
: to be or do something that may result in (something bad or unpleasant happening)
You run the risk of being misunderstood if you don't explain your purpose carefully.
a dangerous policy that runs the risk of failure
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To be an activist is to accept others’ disdain as the price of upholding principle, to run the risk of ruin.
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
Businesses that buy, sell or promote phony online reviews now run the risk of incurring hefty financial penalties, the Federal Trade Commission said in announcing a ban on such practices.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
Drugs that don't have enough active ingredient run the risk of not working.
—Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
Instead, Amazon’s Alexa runs the risk of becoming a digital relic with a cautionary tale— that of a potentially game-changing technology that got stuck playing the wrong game.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 13 June 2024
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
Businesses that buy, sell or promote phony online reviews now run the risk of incurring hefty financial penalties, the Federal Trade Commission said in announcing a ban on such practices.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
Drugs that don't have enough active ingredient run the risk of not working.
—Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
Instead, Amazon’s Alexa runs the risk of becoming a digital relic with a cautionary tale— that of a potentially game-changing technology that got stuck playing the wrong game.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 13 June 2024
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“Run the risk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20risk%20of. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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