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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People can watch Carla and Ecco raise their family in the nest on a livestream camera run by the National Aviary.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Learning Resources was founded by Stephen’s grandmother Jane as a spinoff of a company run by her husband Harry Woldenberg.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
The program is co-run by Heather Daughtry, Chief of Programming.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
The emergency assistance program, run by The Salvation Army, helps residential customers who are behind on paying their Nicor Gas bill and experiencing financial hardship because of military deployment, job loss, illness, a disability or other issues.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Khamenei rallied the clerical establishment, and unelected bodies run by mullahs shut down major reforms and barred reform candidates from elections.
—Lee Keath, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
That’s small potatoes compared to most south metro suburban bus services run by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, where per-passenger subsidies can climb as high as $200 per passenger ride.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Khamenei rallied the clerical establishment, and unelected bodies run by mullahs shut down major reforms and barred reform candidates from elections.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Jallow secured a block to stop a 10-0 run by Morse (25-6), which then led to Alex Besio finding a cutting Rey Dickey to reclaim a 13-point lead.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Learning Resources was founded by Stephen’s grandmother Jane as a spinoff of a company run by her husband Harry Woldenberg.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
The program is co-run by Heather Daughtry, Chief of Programming.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
The emergency assistance program, run by The Salvation Army, helps residential customers who are behind on paying their Nicor Gas bill and experiencing financial hardship because of military deployment, job loss, illness, a disability or other issues.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Khamenei rallied the clerical establishment, and unelected bodies run by mullahs shut down major reforms and barred reform candidates from elections.
—Lee Keath, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
That’s small potatoes compared to most south metro suburban bus services run by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, where per-passenger subsidies can climb as high as $200 per passenger ride.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Khamenei rallied the clerical establishment, and unelected bodies run by mullahs shut down major reforms and barred reform candidates from elections.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Jallow secured a block to stop a 10-0 run by Morse (25-6), which then led to Alex Besio finding a cutting Rey Dickey to reclaim a 13-point lead.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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