be running

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But the Lakers at least wouldn’t be running out of gas so far from getting home every game, and they’d also have a better idea of how much farther they have to go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Turner said in that interview that he considered a presidential run in the 1990s, while married to actress Jane Fonda, but she had warned if he ran he’d be running alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

On Sunday, he will be running the London Marathon.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Taking that approach, core PCE inflation, which excludes food and energy, would be running closer to 2.3% than 3%.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“He’ll be back tomorrow. You’ll be running down Highway Twelve, and Grandpa will be parked at Martinsdale Colony.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti