be running

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Maybe you need to squint to see it right now, but after I give you this egg “biscuit” recipe, you’ll be running to the kitchen and that image will become much clearer.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

He described a scene of chaos in which half the population of Minab seemed to be running toward the smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

I ain’t so scared of toady-frogs that I’m-a be running down the road in the middle of the day screaming my head off like you just done.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis