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runny

[ruhn-ee] / ˈrʌn i /






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Common symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose or red eyes, as well as a rash.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Touch plays its part too, binding tastes and smells together and fixing our preferences for runny or firm eggs, and the velvety, luxuriousness gooeyness of chocolate.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

It can be too runny, too clumpy, too salty, not salty enough, burned, sticky and, frankly, not very good at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Every bite is a mash-up of textures and flavors — rich, tangy, savory, with a touch of runny yolk magic, which doubles as the “sauce” here.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

The cheese was hot and runny all the way through, the bread fried crisp and brown.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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