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run into

verb as in come

verb as in snag

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He made numerous runs into the left flank, finding separation from his marker and, with smart touches, brought team-mates into play.

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Sable quickly got to work but soon ran into a thicket of litigation.

The government argued it was making the climbdown to stop its employment legislation being delayed in the House of Lords, where it has run into opposition.

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I thanked one of the chefs when I ran into him as the trip ended.

She ran into the grounds of the hospital and was not immediately followed by a nurse because of "confusion" and a lack of appropriate procedure in place, the court heard.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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