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amok

[uh-muhk, uh-mok] / əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk /




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Gossip about the celebrity guest list has run amok.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

The 30-something added that there was "absolutely no sense" in the idea of AGI running amok.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

Now, the rest of them are rejecting the nice guy while Rapaport continues to run amok.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2026

Burr embodied Hamilton’s daring and energy run amok in a political culture still groping for its stable shape.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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