be running

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She has now switched into the midfield role she fills for Grenoble and will be running hard and straight at Rowland.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

During our investigation, we had been given a WhatsApp number on which Kardo Ranya and his associates were said to be running his business.

From BBC • May 12, 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

“I had asthma. I had pneumonia, bronchitis. ... I never thought I’d be running because I just was not the person that would be running. I was told to stay inside, not go outside.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In a week I would be returning to school, and as always I would be running up the goat path and crossing the bridge to go to church.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya