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run on

[ruhn-on, -awn] / ˈrʌnˌɒn, -ˌɔn /














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You can still make juice, but not the apple juice that pays the bills, and every batch you run on the wrong blend earns less than it should.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Their method proved efficient enough for some of the calculations to run on a personal laptop.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

On Friday, in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees scored their only run on Rushing’s passed ball.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Athletic departments have been run on the basis of “let’s spend all our revenues, because if we don’t it all goes to some other place in the university.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

I take the belt out for an easy three-mile run on Friday morning, and then Friday afternoon, it’s haircut time.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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