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The support groups are run by the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, external, which provides mental health services.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
If successful, the plan could make the Port of Long Beach the first port in the world to run on nuclear power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Imax CFO Natasha Fernandes said company box-office sales for the film, which hit U.S. theaters on July 17, had already run higher than $80 million in less than a week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
When they escaped into the wild, which they seem to have done with not too much difficulty, they didn’t just run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
He kept coming back again and again, and every time Marlene would run at him across the garden, trumpeting, tossing her ears, flapping them, but that only infuriated the dog even more.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
His positional versatility allows him to play as a narrow winger on both the left and right side of attack, before making runs akin to a centre-forward.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hyrox, a strenuous fitness competition that involves 1-kilometer runs and multiple strength challenges such as hauling weights, had 55,000 participants in China this past year, up from 7,300 a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Those were the only runs he allowed in 5 ⅓ innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Helicopters made repeated runs over houses with shuttered windows, and fire engines tore up and down the road.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Brie opens the door when she sees us coming, and Teddy runs over, telling her all about the playground and the trains at the library and the book he chose.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
"We ran the numbers and decided that this was the right moment to take the risk given we don't have kids and no one else is depending on us."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
And on Saturday in London, he ran a mile in an unprecedented 3 minutes and 42.66 seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The reform measure was extraordinarily popular, it was going to pass, so instead of going at it directly, he ran a competing measure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
We ran the forensic analysis instead on GLM 5.2, an open-weight model, on our own infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
He ran until the stink and assailants were miles behind, until the tears had dried on his furry cheeks.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
"The best products should succeed because they're better, not because they're owned by the company running the search engine," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Regular exercise like running or walking strengthens the heart and reduces the chances of dying from cardiovascular disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bass is running against City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who heads the council’s committee on housing and homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Four women and two men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
‘He’s exhausted,’ said Torak without looking up, ‘and soaking wet. He’s been running in the stream to throw the bear off the scent. That was clever, wasn’t it?’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
