“the risk”

The following 2 entries include the term the risk.

at the risk of (doing something)

idiom

: despite the possibility of (doing something that could be considered improper, wrong, etc.)

run the risk of

idiom

: to be or do something that may result in (something bad or unpleasant happening)

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