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runaway

[ruhn-uh-wey] / ˈrʌn əˌweɪ /


NOUN
person who is trying to escape
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And the tool relies heavily on the underlying artificial-intelligence models of companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, which are actively competing for the same software engineering users who have made Cursor a runaway hit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tuesday’s news hit a sensitive spot for investors already uneasy about circular financing, runaway spending and growing competition in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

They bent recruiting rules, built giant stadiums and were criticized for runaway spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was a runaway at 14, lived on the streets and with foster families.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interrupting a runaway process There are several small-molecule drugs that show potential for slowing cyst expansion.

From Science Daily