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rundown

[ruhn-daun] / ˈrʌnˌdaʊn /


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Such trends were in plain sight in Tor Bella Monaca, a working-class eastern suburb of Rome dotted by rundown apartment blocks, cash-for-gold shops and discount stores.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Here’s a brief rundown of the other nine records released under that banner:

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Sudeikis gave her a rundown of Alice, a tough ex-soccer player with a brusque coaching style, but Reynolds had never said yes to a job without actually reading the project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Give me the rundown of what you were doing, say, yesterday, after, say, school. From the time school got out till, say, about eight to nine o’clock at night.”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

The videos of Tisa Tells, a Black news YouTuber who livestreams daily rundowns of the trial, come off as heightened and chaotic.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025

Still, Shaffer devotes time to aspects of Muybridge’s legacy that don’t make all the standard rundowns.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

But you often weave the elements together — noting that his aggressive behavior on the bases, especially during rundowns, could be seen symbolically as bravery and defiance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021




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