running

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He was in the running against Nathan Lane in the season’s most talk-about show’s “Death of a Salesman,” and many bets were surely placed on the latter to sweep.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Both inflation measures are running at multi-year highs, and the core CPI hasn’t been at or below the Federal Reserve’s two percent target in more than five years.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

At almost the same moment that Thakur was running towards the smoke, students inside the mess were trying to understand what had happened.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

They listed issues like renovations to his home, which is on the state’s Register of Historic Places, storage of spirits on campus and running a private school there without state approval, the documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Democratic President Harry S. Truman was running for reelection on a platform that included federal laws intended to crack down on lynchings, poll taxes, and employment discrimination.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly