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run

[ruhn] / rʌn /












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“Shrinking” takes the two top spots, with Michael Urie and some up-and-comer named Harrison Ford, who has the largest lead in Round 1 — enough to complete the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Run by chemistry teacher Justin Wade, the club regularly has eight pupils who look after it's apiary and learn about the life of bees.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Run your actual numbers based on where you live before you decide.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Appeared in the May 11, 2026, print edition as 'Once Linked to Iran, He’s Set to Run Iraq'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

I can see the taller grave markers from one of the streets on the River Run route.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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