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run

[ruhn] / rʌn /












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And it’s all hands on deck as an army of volunteers get floats ready for their run down Colorado Boulevard on Thursday, Jan. 1.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Arctic is the ultimate adversary,” said Eric Slesinger, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer who now runs a venture-capital firm bankrolling defense startups, including some trying to master arctic fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others teetered on the hole's edge, or listed as water ran away.

From BBC

Victory hauls Hibs back into the running for the European places as they close to within two points of third-placed Motherwell.

From Barron's

The band visited schools and hospitals to run music workshops, often performing in underground venues for safety.

From BBC