as in to beat the drum (for or about)
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Recent Examples of run with
During his initial run with the promotion, Horiguchi was 7-1 with his only loss being an April 2015 submission setback to then-flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186.
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Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The left-hander allowed five hits and one run with six strikeouts in six innings.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Mayer added one more insurance run with a ninth-inning RBI double.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Ryan McMahon provided the team’s only run with a third-inning homer, while Camilo Doval, who has been dreadful against lefties, served up a first-pitch grand slam to former Yankee Andrew Benintendi in the eighth inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Bernardino’s pickoff of Crow-Armstrong cost the Cubs a run with how the rest of the seventh played out.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
With the quarter running down, the lead went to 15 as the Spurs made a 9-0 run with Towns on the bench.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Facing left-hander Keegan Akin, Solak drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to the wall.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
And a few innings later, Elias Diaz, who was previously with the Royals, drove in a run with a bunt single.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The left-hander allowed five hits and one run with six strikeouts in six innings.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Mayer added one more insurance run with a ninth-inning RBI double.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Ryan McMahon provided the team’s only run with a third-inning homer, while Camilo Doval, who has been dreadful against lefties, served up a first-pitch grand slam to former Yankee Andrew Benintendi in the eighth inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Bernardino’s pickoff of Crow-Armstrong cost the Cubs a run with how the rest of the seventh played out.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
With the quarter running down, the lead went to 15 as the Spurs made a 9-0 run with Towns on the bench.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Facing left-hander Keegan Akin, Solak drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to the wall.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
And a few innings later, Elias Diaz, who was previously with the Royals, drove in a run with a bunt single.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run with
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Stop giving out your leftovers Psychologist Guy Winch writes in his new book, Mind Over Grind, that overworking, or tying too much of your identity to work, can increase conflict at home as your work and family demands collide.
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The transmission gave out halfway home, and the car finished the trip on a U-Haul trailer.
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The agency recently published a draft of a new plan to address the safety of train crossings in Missouri.
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Afterpay data published last year in Fortune found that more than half of Gen Z consumers report an aversion to credit cards, with 63% switching to alternative payment methods as a result — making BNPL the de facto checkout tool for the generation Amazon most wants to own.
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