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rundown

[ruhn-doun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /


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Any kid who grew up in a major city in the ‘70s and ‘80s probably remembers their version of the kind of rundown joints that played kung fu movies nonstop.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

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

Irwin lived in a murky, comfortable basement apartment in one of the rundown streets of outer Cambridge and drove me there—for a beer, he said—after three cups of bitter coffee in a student cafe.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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