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amok

[uh-muhk, uh-mok] / əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk /




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Gossip about the celebrity guest list has run amok.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Of course, the critters escape and run amok; the show’s faster, sometimes drone-shot xenomorph chases required longer corridors than hide-and-seek-oriented “Alien’s,” some 160-feet-plus.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The 30-something added that there was "absolutely no sense" in the idea of AGI running amok.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Now, the rest of them are rejecting the nice guy while Rapaport continues to run amok.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2026

I feel as if I were in the United Nations and the translators had run amok.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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