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runaway

[ruhn-uh-wey] / ˈrʌn əˌweɪ /


NOUN
person who is trying to escape
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Just as technology has removed physical barriers in casting, runaway production, co-productions and global streaming have erased borders for audiences.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"Air Bud Returns," slated for release in US theaters in 2027, is the latest chapter in a franchise that began in 1997 featuring a runaway circus dog who has an extraordinary ability to play basketball.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Supply Chain by Amazon didn’t seem to be “a runaway success,” he said, adding that there weren’t many major organizations that signed up for the service.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

A big reason for the runaway success of “The Pitt”? It just feels real.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“So do the people at the museum. What more of a discovery do you think that you, Claudia Kincaid, girl runaway, can make? A tape recording of Michelangelo saying, ‘I did it?’

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg




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