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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The right people on the board All boards run the risk of becoming clubby over time.
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Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
If all patient groups are not represented in clinical trials and datasets, researchers run the risk of studying only one facet of this complex and difficult-to-treat disease.
—Angelique Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Legal experts say the moves are likely unlawful, workers complain they were sloppily handled, and the whole process runs the risk of doing long-term damage to critical workings of the federal government.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Such brutally low temperatures run the risk of causing hypothermia, and possibly even frost bite, according to experts at AccuWeather.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
If all patient groups are not represented in clinical trials and datasets, researchers run the risk of studying only one facet of this complex and difficult-to-treat disease.
—Angelique Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Legal experts say the moves are likely unlawful, workers complain they were sloppily handled, and the whole process runs the risk of doing long-term damage to critical workings of the federal government.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Such brutally low temperatures run the risk of causing hypothermia, and possibly even frost bite, according to experts at AccuWeather.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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