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in the running

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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is still in the running, as is Bally’s, which is proposing a casino near its Bronx golf course.

Suddenly, Elordi was in the running for a role he’d longed for when he first heard about it.

His ire is part of a war raging in the running community.

The Prince of Wales has described those in the running for his environmental Earthshot prize as "heroes of our time".

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Each one of the 73 birds in the running this year had a volunteer campaign manager, who sought to win over voters with memes, reels and hand-drawn posters.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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