runners

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They first demonstrated that asexual reproduction through runners reduced competition among neighboring organisms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

They spread by producing genetically identical offspring connected by stolons, or runners, much like modern strawberry plants.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

During his run, he said, he was taken aback by sights such as a North Korean raising a poodle’s paw to wave at runners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Kevin Takeuchi and Andrew Lamb hit solo home runs for the Trojans in the fourth and fifth innings, but the Trojans squandered scoring opportunities with runners in scoring position in the seventh and ninth innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Max backs us out through the crowd so that we've moved a full block in the opposite direction from the runners.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi