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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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She decided to reconsider medication after Trent ran away that cold afternoon in March, McClure said.

Chavarria’s luck ran out Sunday when Spanish authorities arrested him at the airport in the Mediterranean coastal city, Málaga, where he was traveling from Morocco.

The festival ran Nov. 12 through 16, screening 19 features along with some shorter bills.

The school encourages staff to get to know one another with regular coffee and cake breaks, and the system for enforcing rules around behaviour is ran by the school's leadership team - rather than the teachers.

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Until March 2024 the water companies ran a certification scheme which gave the green light for some wipes to be put in the toilet, called "Fine to Flush".

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

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