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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Rounding up immigrant children at school also runs the risk of deporting children who are citizens and separating children from their parents, a despicable enforcement practice or result that often happened during the first Trump administration.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Because of all the associations in his work, Johnson runs the risk of being unclear.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Moriarty and Violet are so fun, in fact, that Sherlock & Daughter nearly runs the risk of getting stolen right out from Sherlock and Daughter, who feel more predictable in their characterizations.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
For example, a university administrator who personally attacks students in anger runs the risk of looking incompetent.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Because of all the associations in his work, Johnson runs the risk of being unclear.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Moriarty and Violet are so fun, in fact, that Sherlock & Daughter nearly runs the risk of getting stolen right out from Sherlock and Daughter, who feel more predictable in their characterizations.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
For example, a university administrator who personally attacks students in anger runs the risk of looking incompetent.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run the risk of
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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 May. 2025.
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