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run over

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verb (2)

as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled let's run over this dance number one more time

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Yet a tandem of Anton Forsberg, who’s nearly as old as Kuemper and unlikely to sustain his play from the stretch run over a full season, and Portillo, who has played one NHL game, seems underwhelming, particularly for a team that has leaned heavily on its back end. Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 9 June 2026 San Francisco’s relievers allowed 36 runs over 39 2/3 innings during this trip, the nadir being on May 29 when right-hander Caleb Kilian allowed the game-tying and game-winning home runs to the Colorado Rockies. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 In early 2025, the victim was 56-year-old Gerald Neal, a pedestrian who was run over twice as an unmarked police truck chased a vehicle in Holden Heights over an unreadable license plate. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026 In total, the Cubs scored seven runs over their 29 innings against the Giants. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for run (over)
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  • Spend time walking around, snapping photos, or visiting the small interactive museum, ZOOOM, where a short 3D film flies viewers over the mountain range; admission is included in the ticket price.
    Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • According to organizers, the 2027 run will visit approximately 50 cities across the United States and Canada from February through April, marking a decade since the touring drag production first launched.
    Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 29 May 2026
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  • Ohio's Amish country is a haven for the simple lifestyle that still practices cultural freedom.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • During pre-game warm-ups, Spurs guard Stephon Castle was practicing driving into the line with a team staffer applying pressure.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2026
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  • The Knicks are wrapping this up at home in what will soon be remembered as one of the most dominant playoff runs in all of sports history.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
  • On July 28, 1964, Allen ran in a special election as a Democrat for the Senate seat in District 26 -- which included Monroe, Lee, Arkansas, and Phillips counties -- that was made vacant by her husband's death.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
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  • Nimmo also came over to check on his former New York Mets’ teammate.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • In Genesee, the main threat might come over the hills from Evergreen, said Boyles.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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  • Private lenders aren’t filling the gap Direct lenders, the private credit funds that might once have stepped in, are backing away too.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Scientists are going to great lengths to retrace the stone’s steps in this research.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
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  • One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.
    Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
  • The novel was initially ignored, and then—after Graham Greene called it one of the best books of the year—dismissed, and then banned, first in the UK and then in France.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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