run the risk

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run the risk (of doing something)

to make possible a particular result When doctors fail to follow government guidelines, they run the risk of being sued by their patients.

Usage notes: sometimes followed by a clause beginning with that: By giving students more freedom, we run the risk that sometimes they will fail.

See also: risk, run

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