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run into















VERB
snag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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And even, to some degree, with the bureaucratic stonewalling they run into constantly, and the seemingly blasé attitude of state officialdom about destroying records on cold cases, or just responding to phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The back straight and bends are usually cheaper at major track meets because the view of races is regarded as worse than the home straight, where tickets can often run into hundreds of pounds.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The efforts have run into resistance in court and within his own party.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The project, unveiled in 2021, had run into environmental objections, cost overruns and a lack of buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

They hadn’t run into a monster yet, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t one.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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