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[ruhn] / rʌn /












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Hoff said there are several advantages to using the Liquid models over cloud-based AI systems, including privacy, speed and the ability to run without constant network connectivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The show, which followed a group of doctors working in an emergency room in Chicago, was a hit with viewers and critics, and won 23 Emmy Awards during its run including outstanding drama series.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Buccaneers have run for a combined 582 yards in two straight wins, but they will have to be more balanced to beat the Bears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Rep. Morgan Luttrell also chose not to run for reelection after two terms.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

I jumped down and made a dead run for J.W.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Mark Tiedeman, who runs a manufacturing company in California, booked the cruise with his wife the second they got off a waiting list last year because she watches Hallmark movies year-round.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Wilson runs GW Ecology, a small independent rescue and rehabilitation service at his home in Denholm.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

But Representative Sean Casten of Illinois said the 19-member delegation would nevertheless play an "important diplomatic function" at COP31 which runs from November 9 to 20 in Antalya.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

After retiring in 2016 with 409 career home runs, Teixeira returned to Texas and announced his candidacy for the 21st Congressional District a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Aunt Melissa runs to the pantry and reappears moments later with a steaming cup of tea.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“A number of candidates from both parties ran on this message for voters concerned about inflation in electricity prices,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The tenure of Rep. Chip Roy will also come to an end in January after the congressman ran for Texas attorney general, a contest he lost in a primary runoff to Mayes Middleton.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Elliott, from Rotherham, became a household name, alongside his late brother Barry, as one half of the haphazard Chuckle Brothers in children's TV show ChuckleVision, which ran from 1987 to 2009.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

In its last year of sittings, which ran from October 2025 to July 2026, the court heard argument in just 58 cases and issued only 73 opinions.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I don’t know. I ran out the back door. She’s gone mad!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The U.S. economy’s biggest engine is still humming, but it’s running into costly headwinds.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

But behind the scenes, LIV and its proposed investor, the British firm BC Partners, were having problems bringing golfers on board—and time was running out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

It might be better to consider the process as a braided river, with many channels running partly together and partly apart, exchanging water continuously.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Sell worked at a law firm he founded with Combest before running for the U.S.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

He was leaving when in came the butler, running, all excited, with a letter from the Duke.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios


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