run by
verb
variants
or run past
ran by or ran by; run by or run by; running by or running by; runs by or runs by
: to present to (as for evaluation)
ran some ideas by her
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The drama will be backed by production financing from Calculus Media, with international sales and distribution handled by nascent sales house High Road Entertainment, run by James Durie and Richard Tulk-Hart.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
As of October, the office run by Director Kaleena Burkes has worked with 11 families.
—Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Another budget boondoggle would shift the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, its assets and debts to tiny New College of Florida, run by a DeSantis ally, Richard Corcoran, and a band of right-wing trustees.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The company is preparing for a future in which organizations are run by autonomous AI systems, or agents, like Luna.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
More recently, the prediction market company went further, becoming the active first partner of a new initiative called SelfExclude, run by IC360, in which users put themselves on a list spanning multiple leading exchange-betting apps.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Café Monteverde is a sustainable coffee farm run by a collective of local families.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq This Oregon product has the athleticism and top-end speed needed to run by defenders on any level of a defense.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The Yard Goats said Davis will relive a piece of her historic 2014 run by throwing the ceremonial first pitch to Scott Bandura, her catcher during the Little League World Series and longtime best friend.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
As of October, the office run by Director Kaleena Burkes has worked with 11 families.
—Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Another budget boondoggle would shift the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, its assets and debts to tiny New College of Florida, run by a DeSantis ally, Richard Corcoran, and a band of right-wing trustees.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The company is preparing for a future in which organizations are run by autonomous AI systems, or agents, like Luna.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
More recently, the prediction market company went further, becoming the active first partner of a new initiative called SelfExclude, run by IC360, in which users put themselves on a list spanning multiple leading exchange-betting apps.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Café Monteverde is a sustainable coffee farm run by a collective of local families.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq This Oregon product has the athleticism and top-end speed needed to run by defenders on any level of a defense.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The Yard Goats said Davis will relive a piece of her historic 2014 run by throwing the ceremonial first pitch to Scott Bandura, her catcher during the Little League World Series and longtime best friend.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
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