Definition of RUN-UP

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Overall the reports show a free-spending campaign, run mostly by volunteers who ran up food tabs on a campaign credit card and shuttled all over town via Ubers, with no real campaign manager at the helm. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "At last, some answers about Cincinnati Councilman Jeff Pastor's campaign finances," 8 July 2018 Visa applicants also require a medical check in Guyana that can run up to around $90 per adult, U.S. officials said. — Doreen Hemlock, miamiherald, "Cubans are flocking to Guyana for economic reasons — but there's a twist," 28 June 2018 Murphy had expressed frustration with both sides in the lengthy orphans’ court action that run up legal bills of well over $1 million. — Bob Fernandez, Philly.com, "Philly law firm Schnader Harrison, lawyer sued in Middleton brother-sister feud over billions," 26 June 2018 At the event, I was surrounded by pros who ran up to Nintendo reps with precise questions about techniques like frame cancelling and edge dashing and boost grabbing. — Scott Meslow, GQ, "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate," 15 June 2018 Each electric skate features a climate controlled cabin, luggage storage space, and Wi-Fi, and Boring Company projects that the system will run up to 20 hours per day, seven days a week with electric skates departing as quickly as every 30 seconds. — Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY, "Chicago mayor wants Elon Musk to build high-speed transit linking O'Hare and downtown," 14 June 2018 But Joke Bijl, a forest service spokeswoman, says this is a misunderstanding: all animal populations run up against barriers. — The Economist, "A Dutch park that mimics nature angers animal-rights activists," 7 June 2018 Now each year the king and queen partake in a ceremony at the museum, during which the Swedish flag is run up the mast and children in traditional costumes present the couple with bouquets of summer flowers. — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, "Sweet Siblings Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar Pal Around for Sweden's National Day," 6 June 2018 In addition to Dixon, three other drivers gambled to try to swipe a victory from the drivers who ran up front much of the day. — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Will Power takes charge in final laps to win the Indianapolis 500," 27 May 2018

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