ran the risk of

phrase

past tense of run the risk of

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Recent Examples of ran the risk of At times, though, her songs ran the risk of sounding too similar, bleeding into each other both sonically and lyrically. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

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“Ran the risk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20the%20risk%20of. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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