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run

[ruhn] / rʌn /












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Thrive Eternal, the sports properties company run by incoming Lakers owner Joshua Kushner, declined to comment because the NBA has not yet approved the sale.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

But on some occasions, he said, he had been told that records run by homes of different religious orders were "destroyed in floods, fires... only for it later to transpire that they have been preserved".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The hacks, which the company confirmed on Friday, occurred in May as part of a test run by the company Irregular, which was also involved in similar incidents disclosed by OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

All the while, De Anda was soliciting donations from the public to run her rescue and continued to take in animals that she could not care for, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

He loved to run, and he wished that Tall Tailless did too.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Stokes’ speed led to touchdown runs of 13 and 74 yards in the first quarter when Sierra Canyon took a 21-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Milan Dwimfo runs a jewelry and gift store named after its founder, Sika, who was her late father and a Leimert Park pioneer.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Field hockey at the Asian Games started on Friday and runs until 3 October.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

An old saying suggests that the road to the White House runs through Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He runs his fingertips along the shiny metal counter.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

De Anda ran Rock N Pawz Rescue, a 501c nonprofit animal rescue founded in 2000, according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

“It was really mean,” said Virginia Sturm, who ran these tests for years as a graduate student at Berkeley.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Submitted to the US Air Force shortly afterwards, the footage later became one of the visual cases reviewed by Project Blue Book, the Air Force's UFO investigation programme, which ran from 1952 to 1969.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

It ran alongside her husband's trial at Newry Crown Court in May and June.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

My eyes ran hungrily over the well-pressed uniform with its rows of brilliant-colored battle ribbons.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

In the end, unbeaten Sierra Canyon, led by running back Jaxson Stokes, had two much speed and too much physicality for the Lancers in coming away with a 28-10 win.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Defensively, the “Bruin Bullies” will be tasked with stopping running back Fame Ijeboi, who has run for 201 yards and four touchdowns on 5.3 yards per carry this season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

When metro services stop running, expensive cab journeys are Olha's only option.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

They might include running, ab-work, cold plunges and energy drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

There is a dresser with a mirror, and a washbasin with running water.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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