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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Amoxicillin treatments also run the risk of producing antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but that isn’t a concern with probiotics. —Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023

People who are caught violating the laws face a wide range of penalties, including a frivolous return penalty of $5,000 and run the risk of criminal prosecution. —Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 7 Mar. 2023

Trump suggested Republicans run the risk of squandering their new majority. —Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023

In an industry like video games, where turnover rates are high, unions run the risk of losing the employees who began that process to begin with. —WIRED, 2 Dec. 2022

In 2022, there’s no such thing as selling out — everyone is entitled to make money in a challenging music industry — but artists run the risk of diluting their message. —New York Times, 19 July 2022

But in the absence of a gatekeeper role like the CSO that is tasked with maintaining the integrity of data that is presented in support of a product’s value, companies run the risk of unintentionally breaking things. —Robert Lindner, Forbes, 7 July 2022

If lenses aren’t frequently cleaned, people run the risk of getting an infection. —Julia Landwehr, Health, 24 Apr. 2023

Outlying areas run the risk of near to below-freezing temperatures. —Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023

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