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ran

[ran] / ræn /








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

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Atkins’ trial began May 11, and ran for 19 days of witness testimony and presentation of evidence that was almost entirely put on by the prosecution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That inquiry ran from November 2024 to December 2025 and generated more than 5,000 pages of evidence and testimony.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

To investigate what kinds of particles could still reach Earth at such extraordinary energies, the researchers ran detailed computer simulations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Another wave of self-consciousness ran through me, but I also wanted to laugh.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu



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