run the risk

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run the risk

verb runs the risk · running the risk · ran the risk · run the risk

often, followed by of to risk something important. When a reversionary society buys contingent reversions, it is entitled to say——“We cannot afford to run the risk of losing our money by the death of the reversioner, and therefore we must effect an insurance."
Similar: be at risk of

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Français	courir le risque
Italiano	correre il rischio

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@misc{run_the_risk_2026,
  title = {run the risk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run%20the%20risk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}