ran down
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Doncic yelled at the crowd and ran down court shaking his head.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
In the first clip, red liquid — which many assumed was blood — ran down one of the R&B singer’s cheeks like tears as he handed out long-stemmed red roses to people in the audience.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
The officer ran down other departments I might end up in: Prosecutions, Removal Coordination Unit, or Detention.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Like other European countries, Germany ran down its armed forces during the peacetime years of the 1990s.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Today we ran down the dirt road toward home for our first real rootwork lesson.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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