runaway

Example Sentences

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Runaway gains by tech firms in the early days of the internet helped draw pensions, endowments and other deep-pocketed investors to private markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Runaway production has had an adverse effect on entertainment workers, as well as ancillary businesses, such as prop houses and caterers, that depend on Hollywood to survive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

Runaway fires are rare, according to studies of federal agencies and surveys of community burn groups.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Runaway Netflix hit Heartstopper was a huge hit with teenagers when the first series came out last year.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

Runaway, lover, wife, waitress, gallery manager, nanny, and a few- more in between.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins