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Duane ran up the rickety stairway and down the long corridor.

From Literature

Hadel fixed her crooked gaze on me until a chill ran up my neck and through my bones.

From Literature

“I’m not prepared for one to run up in my face in response to a positive headline.”

From The Wall Street Journal

What he had run up against was a deep-rooted system of patronage controlled by a single family.

From BBC

Rapid uphill sprinting with skis on, lung-busting runs up steps with boots on and a downhill ski race to the finish line.

From BBC