amok
Example Sentences
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The poster child for vendor financing run amok was Lucent Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
But concerns about a possible AI bubble are running amok, as stretched valuations within the technology sector draw an increasing amount of scrutiny.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
Their defending has been such an abomination that Celtic, with no dependable striker but with a point to prove, could potentially run amok.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
In the highly stylized universe of Hollywood noir, glamour and mental illness walk hand-in-hand; entitlement and privilege run amok.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
Burr embodied Hamilton’s daring and energy run amok in a political culture still groping for its stable shape.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing amok
Stargirl
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"Simplexity," Vocabulary from the science writing
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The Joy Luck Club
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