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rundown

[ruhn-doun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /


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It gives a rundown of the heat-related climate impacts on the UK, with "Britain on fire", "homes razed" and "drought declared".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A rundown of why Friday’s historic intervention in currency markets happened.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

But it bounced right to pitcher Brooks Raley, who flipped the ball to the plate to eventually snare Tucker in a rundown between third and home.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The owner of a small plot crowded with RVs and a rundown shack proved the most difficult, demanding $50,000 in hard cash for the option to buy, Rucci said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

But it was strange how life connected up; because I had carried Mr. Norton to the old rundown building with rotting paint, I was here.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

These detailed rundowns include tiered pricing schedules for each of eight streaming services.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

We had meaningful conversations, not just rundowns of logistics.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2025

The Dodgers had two runners thrown out in rundowns between third and home, Max Muncy in the 12th and Will Smith in the 13th.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2021

Why you want this: In rundowns of the best French presses, Frieling models almost always make the cut.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2020

Early in spring training, as the Mets were practicing rundowns in Port St. Lucie, Fla., the team’s new general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, observing from the left-field line, took his phone out of his pocket.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2019




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