run the risk of

run the risk of
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.


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