run the risk of
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: 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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Managers who leave standards overly open to interpretation or don’t set clear priorities for their direct reports run the risk of harming interpersonal relationships and alienating their teams.
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Even though there does not appear to be involvement from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer or members of his government, an election lawyer told the Telegraph that the volunteers ran the risk of breaking election laws in the United States, opening the Harris campaign to sanctioning.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
The books, though classified as educational, run the risk of being irrelevant, Marquis said.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Even though there does not appear to be involvement from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer or members of his government, an election lawyer told the Telegraph that the volunteers ran the risk of breaking election laws in the United States, opening the Harris campaign to sanctioning.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
The books, though classified as educational, run the risk of being irrelevant, Marquis said.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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