running

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At Neom, the planned futuristic city that called for two 1,600-foot skyscrapers running 106 miles, officials had already been quietly ratcheting back plans, leaving a gaping 75-mile trench across the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"It did take her quite a few months to start realising, 'no, this actually is safe'," but now she has "full-blown zoomies outside, tail up, chirping, running around on her lead," Alana said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Everything that we’ve got running is going to be flat out for the rest of the year,” Fitterling said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When questioned about claims of two types of autism, accused of running a scam, and asked to admit she is lying, she says: "Let me just accept I have failed this child."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Babysitting, taking a class, and running a half-marathon.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison