the run of
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That meant that the run of blowouts immediately ended, replaced by something else: some of the most down-to-the-wire basketball the playoffs have ever seen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
“You’d be hard-pressed to find many filmmakers that have had the run of quality that he has,” says Michael Barker, co-president and co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, Almodóvar’s long-standing North American distribution partner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
He added, for diesel, this is a "new record for consecutive daily prices rises since 2015 and for petrol it matches the run of rises seen at the end of June 2022".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Her three children were born during the run of the show, and she wanted to devote time to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
I don’t want to leave Karin on her own with the run of the house.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
