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run

[ruhn] / rʌn /












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Should online retailers tell customers when items they are shopping for are in low supply and might run out?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Both gave up House seats to run for governor and now risk being out of office next year if Evette shuts them out.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Forth is considered an important haven for seabirds, with the neighbouring Isle of May - owned and run by NatureScot - offering a sanctuary for birds and seals.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In March, Slater wrapped the off-Broadway run of “Marcel on the Run.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“If I don’t run risks, I won’t find out anything worthwhile,” she says.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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