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I’d sidled through the “speak-easy,” happened upon the blackjack tables, and even run smack into a male dancer standing atop a saddle swinging 4 feet off the ground.

From Slate • May 30, 2023

That extensive documentation has run smack into a hard reality, however.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Without a parallel effort by Maryland, a critical part of that network will now run smack into a bottleneck where the Beltway crosses the Potomac at the American Legion Bridge.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021

But Odum’s $7 billion quest has run smack into opposition.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2015

The wall is so transparent, Finnick and I run smack into it and bounce, back onto the jungle floor.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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