run across

verb

ran across; run across; running across; runs across
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transitive verb

: to meet with or discover by chance

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The Braves had only scored three runs across three games on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Nate Pearson and Steven Cruz combined to blank Arizona over the next three frames, but the Royals were unable to push a run across and the game went to extra innings. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 When one of the officers opened the rear door of her patrol vehicle, Gael ran across Northwest Second Avenue, which is 441 in that part of Miami-Dade County. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Combine ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and More Using ChatPlayground A single prompt runs across all connected models at once, so results appear side by side instead of forcing a switch between tabs. New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run across

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“Run across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20across. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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