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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At the baseline, EY Chief Economist Greg Daco said on Yahoo Finance that a government shutdown runs the risk of cutting a tenth of a percent from Gross Domestic Product, or GDP.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Now this runs the risk of being one of those stories that will look really bad if James asks out to chase another ring, but there’s zero evidence that’s in the cards.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
When Riley Keough decided to pursue an acting career, her mom Lisa Marie Presley had a warning: be great, or run the risk of not being taken seriously.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Top lawmakers have floated a short-term continuing resolution that runs into March, which would give both chambers more time to pass the 12 appropriations bills, but also runs the risk of getting in the way of Trump’s first days.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Now this runs the risk of being one of those stories that will look really bad if James asks out to chase another ring, but there’s zero evidence that’s in the cards.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
When Riley Keough decided to pursue an acting career, her mom Lisa Marie Presley had a warning: be great, or run the risk of not being taken seriously.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Top lawmakers have floated a short-term continuing resolution that runs into March, which would give both chambers more time to pass the 12 appropriations bills, but also runs the risk of getting in the way of Trump’s first days.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2024.
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