the runs

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“But they made some nice plays and we just weren’t able to get the runs across, so just kind of how it goes sometimes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The Lakers talked every practice about the runs the Thunder go on and how they had to limit them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But they lost to Zimbabwe in their final group game, although Nissanka was in the runs again with 62.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Isak's former team-mates knew the runs he would make and the Swede, conversely, knew his side's patterns inside, out.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

This was less than a third of the runs of the three preceding years.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson