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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The shorthand ran the risk of coming across as hubris: Real Madrid’s 15th Champions League title was still one win away. —Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 June 2024

Too many orbiting objects run the risk of collision, which could set off a chain reaction that takes those systems offline, the report said. —Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024

General Daily Insight for May 06, 2024 Conflict runs the risk of becoming destructive today. —Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024

When are tax returns due? Returns must be postmarked today or submitted electronically by Monday at 11:59 p.m., but anyone taking it too close to the deadline runs the risk of slow online service or other technological glitches. —The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024

Otherwise, this Warriors team, tasked with keeping its head above water with Curry sidelined, runs the risk of drowning. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024

Animal protein treated with antibiotics doesn’t necessarily run the risk of transmitting dangerous antibiotics or microbes to the person consuming the meat, Price explained. —Julia Landwehr, Health, 29 Mar. 2024

Even a mistaken Russian missile incursion into the airspace of NATO-member Poland runs the risk of escalating and widening the war next door. —Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024

The series could run the risk of turning off book readers who want a carbon copy of the story as Liu wrote it. —Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024