run high
idiom
: to be or become very strong or intense
Emotions are running high between the two teams.
Passions often run high in these debates.
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About 106,000 — or one in six North Carolina children — attend elementary schools where the risk for measles outbreaks run high, according to the best available state analysis.
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
As more murders pile up, seemingly targeting Anna’s old high school clique, emotions run high all around.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Emotions can run high during M&A negotiations.
—Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Emotions will of course run high, and the on-field action should be legitimately great.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
As more murders pile up, seemingly targeting Anna’s old high school clique, emotions run high all around.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Emotions can run high during M&A negotiations.
—Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Emotions will of course run high, and the on-field action should be legitimately great.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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