run across
verb
ran across; run across; running across; runs across
: to meet with or discover by chance
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The crawl ran across both festival weekends, April 10–12 and April 17–19th, encouraging attendees to take on the heat challenge and share their reactions using #buldakcrawlsweepstakes for a chance to win prizes.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Of course, the Mets were beneficiaries of a black cat running across the Chicago Cubs' dugout in 1969.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The yellow runs across the cabin, foils, and hull lines, creating a contrast against the gray that mirrors the color separation on the 512 BB.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Footage shared by the department showed many trying to escape police through the warehouse's back door and running across nearby roofs.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The offense squandered a quality start from Seth Lugo, who didn’t allow a run across seven innings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
In June, a video captured a farmworker running across an Oxnard field while being chased by immigration agents.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
One of them, Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdéz, ran across the nearby freeway in a desperate attempt to escape.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Nolan McLean gave up only one run each in two fantastic pitching performances, but the Dodgers managed to push a run across in the top of the eighth to take a lead.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Of course, the Mets were beneficiaries of a black cat running across the Chicago Cubs' dugout in 1969.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The yellow runs across the cabin, foils, and hull lines, creating a contrast against the gray that mirrors the color separation on the 512 BB.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Footage shared by the department showed many trying to escape police through the warehouse's back door and running across nearby roofs.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The offense squandered a quality start from Seth Lugo, who didn’t allow a run across seven innings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
In June, a video captured a farmworker running across an Oxnard field while being chased by immigration agents.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
One of them, Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdéz, ran across the nearby freeway in a desperate attempt to escape.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Nolan McLean gave up only one run each in two fantastic pitching performances, but the Dodgers managed to push a run across in the top of the eighth to take a lead.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Run across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20across. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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