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rundown

[ruhn-doun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /


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When WSJ asked her how she’d spend 24 hours in the city, she gave us a thorough rundown, from where to eat breakfast to where she’d shop for a stylish outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Such trends were in plain sight in Tor Bella Monaca, a working-class eastern suburb of Rome dotted by rundown apartment blocks, cash-for-gold shops and discount stores.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Here’s a brief rundown of the other nine records released under that banner:

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

It gives a rundown of the heat-related climate impacts on the UK, with "Britain on fire", "homes razed" and "drought declared".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But it was strange how life connected up; because I had carried Mr. Norton to the old rundown building with rotting paint, I was here.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

These detailed rundowns include tiered pricing schedules for each of eight streaming services.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

But you often weave the elements together — noting that his aggressive behavior on the bases, especially during rundowns, could be seen symbolically as bravery and defiance.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2022

Those quick rundowns are the way I would tell a friend how to cook a dish.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2022

Why you want this: In rundowns of the best French presses, Frieling models almost always make the cut.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2020

Early in spring training, as the Mets were practicing rundowns in Port St. Lucie, Fla., the team’s new general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, observing from the left-field line, took his phone out of his pocket.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2019




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