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run

[ruhn] / rʌn /












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The recent surge in prices may have run its course.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“At this point our assumption is this is still a positioning unwind, not a regime change, but we don’t think it has fully run its course,” writes Jonathan Krinsky, BTIG’s chief market technician.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Höttges picked the right horse. Then he gave the horse enough fodder for it to run fast,” said Roger Entner, founder of telecom research firm Recon Analytics, whose clients include T-Mobile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Wear Stars 4 Little Stars Week is due to run between 22 and 28th June.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I jumped down and made a dead run for J.W.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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