run wild
idiom
: to run, go, behave, etc., in a wild and uncontrolled way
The mob was running wild in the streets.
His imagination ran wild.
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Given that some Claude Code sessions can apparently run for hours, those per-token costs will likely add up very quickly for users who let the models run wild.
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ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Unlike restaurants like Beckon or Bruto, which were built entirely around the tasting menu model — where guests eat whatever they are given, rather than picking from a menu — these chef’s counters are more like passion projects, where chefs can let their creativity run wild.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
Musk’s company effectively showed that country how to make modern EVs, and although Teslas still sell well enough there, Musk is up against dozens of new Tesla-like companies that have taken his ideas and run wild.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
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Popping in and out of some of the world’s greatest museums can be fun for adults, but sometimes kids just need to run wild.
—Celeste Moure, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Unlike restaurants like Beckon or Bruto, which were built entirely around the tasting menu model — where guests eat whatever they are given, rather than picking from a menu — these chef’s counters are more like passion projects, where chefs can let their creativity run wild.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
Musk’s company effectively showed that country how to make modern EVs, and although Teslas still sell well enough there, Musk is up against dozens of new Tesla-like companies that have taken his ideas and run wild.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
Hotel Molitor Paris – MGallery by Sofitel Molitor Paris MGallery Collection
What to expect: Cooling off in not one but two pools
Neighborhood: 16th arrondissement
Book now
Popping in and out of some of the world’s greatest museums can be fun for adults, but sometimes kids just need to run wild.
—Celeste Moure, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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