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runoff

[ruhn-awf, -of] / ˈrʌnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
NOUN
spring runoff
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The latest poll comes just three weeks before the June 2 primary, in which the top two vote-getters will advance to a Nov. 3 runoff unless a candidate gets more than 50% of the vote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

He will likely get into the runoff and could still become the party’s nominee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Sewage discharges, runoff of fertilisers and manures from farms and wastewater from industry can all increase nutrient levels in rivers and estuaries.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"I would like a runoff against the centrist bloc," said the 57-year-old politician, who in the last two presidential elections made it to the second round.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

It is a hot, humid afternoon, and the river is livid with runoff from the fast-melting snowpack that still blankets the glaciers in the higher elevations of the Alaska Range.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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