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rundown

[ruhn-doun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /


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As the 85-year-old pop legend prepares a new album for release, here’s a rundown of his biggest songs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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

An NBC reporter gave this rundown: “Part-time jobs, shunned by neighbors, counseling for him and his wife, and a family divided. He sent his daughter to Jordan to escape the attention.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Here's a rundown of the trip's top takeaways:

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She and the other girls stayed in a rundown house with shabby equipment and patched straw mattresses.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti