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The ballot measure represents a notable shift in Democrats’ response to Trump, who since his return to the Oval Office has sent National Guard troops to cities run by Democrats and tested the limits of presidential power against a sympathetic Congress.—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Cultural life runs throughout the year.—Visit València, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
The comedy remained on Mondays for the rest of its run.—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Levels are even higher in groundwater, surface water, and wastewater run-off.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
The mother then drove her 6-year-old daughter into neighboring Warren, where prosecutors said the woman intentionally ran over 11 people with her Jeep.—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025 Kelly scrambled down the bench seat, jumped out the passenger side, and ran over and hugged Jean’s neck.—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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The Hope Florida Foundation scandal consumed this year’s legislative session and has dampened prospects of Casey DeSantis running to succeed her husband in 2026.—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 Also currently running in the 2026 primary for sheriff are Richard Breen, a lawyer and former mayor of Glenview, and Stephen Yancey, a longtime sheriff's office employee who ran against Aubrey in the 2022 primary.—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run
This is presumably a reference to Perkins' status as a closeted gay man, something Hitchcock likely knew, and not because Perkins had homicidal tendencies.
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JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
They were supervised, or not supervised, or supervised in such a way that their worst tendencies were encouraged instead of discouraged.
The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Yellow, orange, and red leaves pop with color as burbling brooks flow across the floor.
Through Congressional authorization, President Calvin Coolidge was featured on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar alongside George Washington.
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Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Roberts has not had lawful employment authorization since December 2020, according to the complaint.
For example, at Ochsner Choctaw General in Alabama — the only hospital for 30 miles in any direction — FEMA maps suggest a 100-year flood would overflow a nearby creek but spare the hospital.
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CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely.
Previous government shutdowns have not resulted in mass layoffs, and previous presidents have not used the time to make fundamental changes to agencies.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year.
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