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  • past tense form of run.
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ran

[ran] / ræn /








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Even the American Bison Society, founded in 1905 with Roosevelt’s blessing, ran on private money—its members raised about $10,000 to buy the herd that stocked a new federal preserve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Next came the Daytime Emmy-winning TV series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” which ran from 1986 through 1990 and helped kick-start the careers of now well-known stars including Phil Hartman, Laurence Fishburne and S. Epatha Merkerson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Cornell's student body held a campus meeting Thursday at which emotions ran high.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This year's fund offered £253m in total, with applications opening at 10:00 BST on Tuesday 22 September, but the money ran out by 15:48 the same day.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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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