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rundown

[ruhn-doun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /


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Zaiden gave me a quick rundown of dated computers and other equipment students use to design drones and robots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Below is a rundown of the executives making the trip and what could be at stake.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Conviction List—Director’s Cut, an acclaimed rundown of Buy-rated stocks.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Engineers, lawyers and other emissaries of the U.S. oil industry have flocked to the heavily guarded hotel to pitch their Venezuelan counterparts on plans to revive the country’s rundown oil fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Her brother jumped in, eager to give the rundown of their moving history.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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