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ran

[ran] / ræn /








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Days later, they ran out of fuel only to be spotted and rescued off the tiny Spanish island of El Hierro.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Dozens of professional teams had come and gone, fading from the American sports scene as they inevitably ran out of money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Before the war, he ran an art foundation in his native region of Transcarpathia in western Ukraine.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She also has a shot at the voters who went with tech entrepreneur Adam Miller, who ran on the idea that he would manage the city better than Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Clare ran first to the crying kits—those tiny, whiny babies.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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