runoff
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Fujimori, who narrowly won a runoff election in June, had said she hoped to mend ties with Mexico.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The biggest individual problem is phosphate - a nutrient from sewage and farm runoff - with around half of rivers still exceeding safe levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nutrient runoff entering the ocean may be encouraging algae growth in some locations, while warming waters and other climate-related changes may be contributing elsewhere.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Bass and Raman emerged as the top two vote-getters in the city’s June 2 mayoral primary, setting up the Nov. 3 general election runoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
“So there’s nothing for the runoff to harm.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing runoff
Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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