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
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transitive verb

: to present to (as for evaluation)
ran some ideas by her

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However, the clock on NBC was not synced with the official clock run by Big Ten officials, which showed one second left. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Cal began with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive, with UCLA promptly responding with a seven-play, 71-yard possession capped with a nine-yard touchdown run by Iamaleava. Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 News of the breach was first reported by the blog Krebs on Security, run by former Washington Post journalist Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity expert. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Campbell scored a touchdown on its first two drives before taking a 21-3 lead early in the second quarter on a 1-yard run by Ethan Lawrence that was set up by a 43-yard strike from Sixkiller to Brady Ambrose. ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run by

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“Run by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20by. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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