make a run at
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: to attempt to win or do (something)
The team is making a run at the championship.
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Woods believes if Meta and Microsoft can get back into uptrends, the S & P 500 will make a run at a new high this week.
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John Melloy, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Why not make a run at Morris, Brian Flores, or Jim Schwartz?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
But, on Sunday in Pittsburgh, the Ravens had a chance to get into the playoffs, and possibly make a run at the Super Bowl.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Comcast also make a run at Warner Bros. in a propsed stock deal, which WBD rejected, that would have merged NBCU and WB into a new company.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
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John Melloy, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Why not make a run at Morris, Brian Flores, or Jim Schwartz?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
But, on Sunday in Pittsburgh, the Ravens had a chance to get into the playoffs, and possibly make a run at the Super Bowl.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Comcast also make a run at Warner Bros. in a propsed stock deal, which WBD rejected, that would have merged NBCU and WB into a new company.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Make a run at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20at. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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