at the risk of (doing something)
idiom
: despite the possibility of (doing something that could be considered improper, wrong, etc.)
At the risk of sounding rude, I have to ask you how old you are.
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Any worrisome economic data remains a headwind to investors seeking reassurance that the Fed’s decision to cut will not come at the risk of a recession.
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
Like, at the risk of sounding vaguely Seinfeld-esque, what’s Sol’s deal?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
However, at the risk of inciting too much PTSD from the ‘08 days of ‘Too Big To Fail’ and the #OccupyWallStreet movement, Big Banks are a much scarier threat for Little Tech here than traditional Big Tech.
—Colin Luce, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Although that caveat was made to appease some of his most hard-line members, the proposal was rejected by some of those very same Republicans who demanded including spending cuts even at the risk of a shutdown.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
Like, at the risk of sounding vaguely Seinfeld-esque, what’s Sol’s deal?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
However, at the risk of inciting too much PTSD from the ‘08 days of ‘Too Big To Fail’ and the #OccupyWallStreet movement, Big Banks are a much scarier threat for Little Tech here than traditional Big Tech.
—Colin Luce, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Although that caveat was made to appease some of his most hard-line members, the proposal was rejected by some of those very same Republicans who demanded including spending cuts even at the risk of a shutdown.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
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