run up against
Example Sentences
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A deluge of hyperscaler debt creates risk that investors will run up against concentration limits in their portfolios from a single company or industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But now, his hopes have run up against reality.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
But the retailer’s optimism about those plans has run up against skepticism from investors, who sent shares lower on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Efforts to narrow that definition, the court found, run up against those statutory protections.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Frank and Joe had already run up against him once on a case, when they were trying to find the missing money from a video-game competition.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
