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ran

verb as in operate, drive

verb as in continue, range

verb as in attempt to be elected to public office

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Cole was speeding and ran a red light when he collided with the BMW, which was traveling southbound, police alleged.

"So we all ran out, shouting. Lauren, our tour manager, was slightly ahead of me, and somebody else ran past us in the opposite direction, and said, 'Careful, he's holding something.'"

From BBC

In 2017, an Australian nurse who ran a surrogacy clinic was jailed for 18 months in Cambodia.

From BBC

Architectural Pottery launched from the Lawrences’ Gregory Ain-designed house in Mar Vista, and for years, Rita Lawrence ran the business from there before the company established an office on South Robertson Boulevard.

Much like Schwarzenegger, who has expressed concern about politics that hurt public safety and said he doesn’t “like either party right now,” Hochman ran as an independent and centrist.

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

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