at the risk of (doing something)

idiom

: despite the possibility of (doing something that could be considered improper, wrong, etc.)
At the risk of sounding rude, I have to ask you how old you are.

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The suggestion that all of this could be manipulated at the risk of ending careers and killing the golden goose does not hold up to scrutiny. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 Market leaders must be willing to challenge their own business models, even at the risk of cannibalizing existing revenue streams. David Michels, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Washington, for its part, may be inclined to stand by its Kurdish allies, even at the risk of further estrangement from Ankara. Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025 Beyond all the legal and even medical specifics resides a sense of communal understanding, and — at the risk of sounding mawkish — a deep and abiding love for one’s fellow human beings, which Feder taps into with aplomb. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the risk of (doing something)

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“At the risk of (doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20risk%20of%20%28doing%20something%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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