be running

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Maybe you need to squint to see it right now, but after I give you this egg “biscuit” recipe, you’ll be running to the kitchen and that image will become much clearer.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

During our investigation, we had been given a WhatsApp number on which Kardo Ranya and his associates were said to be running his business.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

But the Lakers at least wouldn’t be running out of gas so far from getting home every game, and they’d also have a better idea of how much farther they have to go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Turner said in that interview that he considered a presidential run in the 1990s, while married to actress Jane Fonda, but she had warned if he ran he’d be running alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In a week I would be returning to school, and as always I would be running up the goat path and crossing the bridge to go to church.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya