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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Some are migrating earlier, but others run the risk of not being able to keep up.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Biologists worry populations may not be robust or close enough to intermingle and provide important genetic exchange, without which species with small populations run the risk of inbreeding.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
With large amounts of rain, sewage systems run the risk of becoming overloaded and overflowing.
—Korin Miller, Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Audiences are more savvy than ever before, and unscripted shows need to give us peeks behind the curtain or else run the risk of playing their viewers as fools.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Biologists worry populations may not be robust or close enough to intermingle and provide important genetic exchange, without which species with small populations run the risk of inbreeding.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
With large amounts of rain, sewage systems run the risk of becoming overloaded and overflowing.
—Korin Miller, Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Audiences are more savvy than ever before, and unscripted shows need to give us peeks behind the curtain or else run the risk of playing their viewers as fools.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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