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outrun

[out-ruhn] / ˌaʊtˈrʌn /
VERB
run faster than
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Outrun and in decline - are Rosenior's Chelsea near crisis point?

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Hugh Grant's nomination in the lead actor category for horror film Heretic, and Saoirse Ronan as leading actress for The Outrun, are among some of the surprises.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

But the star of Lady Bird, Little Women and Mary Queen of Scots had to learn a new skill as Rona, the main character in The Outrun.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

For its great coin-op titles – Space Harrier, Outrun, Hang-On – Sega painted azure blue skies that seemed to light up the whole arcade, bathing sallow faces in an iridescent cobalt glow.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2014

I travelled fast, in hopes I should Outrun that other.

From Last Poems by Thomas, Edward




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