running on
Example Sentences
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Muhammad Abdulahi, 34, doesn't worry about power outages -- his home is completely off-grid, running on solar.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"I was literally running on an hour and a half of sleep, but the adrenaline of the day keeps you going," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Isaac GRoot is Nvidia’s software for robot brains, running on Jetson Thor hardware.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
He’s running on a message of righteous fury as a survivor of the Palisades fire, in an era when many Angelenos feel pessimistic about what’s next.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I still didn’t know why any of this had happened; I’d been running on pure adrenaline.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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