runaway

Example Sentences

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The show was not an obvious a runaway hit.

From BBC

Then came Odermatt, the in-form Swiss who is the runaway World Cup overall leader with three downhill victories to his name this season.

From Barron's

Then came Odermatt, the in-form Swiss who is the runaway World Cup overall leader with three downhill victories to his name this season.

From Barron's

By some measures, worries about spiraling price growth were akin to those Americans experienced during the 1970s period of runaway inflation, the Cleveland Fed found.

From Barron's

The new index was widely expected to be rolled out last month, but Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said recently that the government would only proceed after Milei’s measures to control runaway inflation are entrenched.

From The Wall Street Journal