run high
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: 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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Set during a sweltering summer day in Brooklyn, tensions run high when Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn), friend to pizza delivery man Mookie (Lee), wants Black celebrities featured on the Italian restaurant's Wall of Fame.
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USA Today,
1 July 2026
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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