run wild

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Speculation has already begun to run wild on social media, but we still know very little about the situation.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024

Embrace the unexpected and let your creativity run wild with this eclectic and oh-so-cool trend.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

As speculations began to run wild and the nation started to panic, both the administration and professional journalists set the record straight.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024

She’d eventually like to open her own studio, where people could play around with colorful glazes and let their creativity run wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

It’s a collecting place for the filthy, smelly, sticky, and often sharp and jagged castoffs of a society run wild.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman