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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Prosecutors also presented surveillance footage captured from a distance that Hull testified showed Robinson running across the rooftop of the Losee Center, a building on UVU’s campus near the courtyard where Kirk’s event was taking place. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Permissions that humans grant their agents are recorded on public blockchains including Polygon, Solana and Base, and settlement runs across cards, bank accounts and regulated stablecoins. Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The Royals had two runners aboard in the ninth, but couldn’t scratch a run across the plate. Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The campaign’s political committee invested $20 million in its first round of TV ads to run across Florida’s major media markets beginning Tuesday. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 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 16 Jul. 2026.

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