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running

[ruhn-ing] / ˈrʌn ɪŋ /






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At a cafe in the small Nebraska town of Arapahoe, a handful of residents listen to Dan Osborn, a 51-year-old Navy veteran running as an independent for the US Senate.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

China’s biotech hubs also have a dense network of specialized contract research organizations, or CROs—which are critical for running clinical tests—allowing researchers to quickly transform scientific hypotheses into results.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Against Sabah FK, Sesko had threatened with an impudent first-half back-flick before Mbeumo sent him running beyond the visitors' defence.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

In February, CBS lawyers barred “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” from running its interview with him, so the show posted it online.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

Kids are running up and down the wet sand chasing geese, while the younger ones seat themselves in the sand, buckets and shovels in hand.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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