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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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