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Recent Examples of run-up
Bombs set off in run-up to verdict Bangladesh was tense ahead of the ruling, with at least 30 crude bomb explosions and 26 vehicles torched across the country over the past few days.
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Ruma Paul, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The shares dipped 3% in late trading after the numbers and following a recent run-up.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Brown, a transfer from North Dakota State, plays a similar style to Fletcher — a bruiser, physical, run-up-the-middle running back.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Higher than normal water run-up is expected on beaches and low-lying shoreline.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run-up
Ruma Paul, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The shares dipped 3% in late trading after the numbers and following a recent run-up.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Brown, a transfer from North Dakota State, plays a similar style to Fletcher — a bruiser, physical, run-up-the-middle running back.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Higher than normal water run-up is expected on beaches and low-lying shoreline.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
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The prelaunch test involves conducting a mock launch countdown and fueling the SLS with 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants that are later drained.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Those who aren’t trying to please the President might still keep clocks in mind this January 20th, because the country is in a countdown.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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Live Content Advantage A significant factor driving this revenue spike is the shift towards live events.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Colorectal cancer is the only major cancer that has seen a spike in mortality for those under 50 during that time period, the researchers noted.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Lower‑demand preliminaries will likely be the most affordable, while high‑profile events—gymnastics finals, swimming finals, track and field, and the opening ceremony—will sit at the top end of the pricing spectrum.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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Is it reduced to yet another fill-in-the-blank preliminary to a national title game in some super-duper-they-look-alike stadium?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The short program — which caps at two minutes, 40 seconds — leans as much on precision and storytelling as jumps.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota was locked in defensively from the jump and overcame a slow shooting start to run away from the Heat in the second half.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ultimately, Duran’s move to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, hastened by his red card, was further down the line than Arsenal’s overtures for Watkins (Arsenal offered £40million in six instalments).—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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His overtures were met with pushback from Greenlandic, Danish and European leaders, with multiple European countries sending troops to the semiautonomous Danish territory last week.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2026
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In terms of pools, there’s both a freshwater sports pool and top floor infinity offering that, from the right angle, seems to be a continuation of the sea itself.—
Jonnie Bayfield,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Quinones said the new plan is a continuation of the first one, which covered grid investments from 2024 to 2027, but reflects the acceleration of electrification.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Senate has come up with a plan (SB 318) that is a sensible prelude to getting the voucher program under control.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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In a prelude to parties across America the following year, the queen had invited the chairmen of state bicentennial commissions from the 13 rebellious Colonies to mark the good will that had grown between the former enemies in the intervening two centuries.—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
19 Jan. 2026
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But there’s certainly been a bit of an upturn in form with a few people as well, which is really welcome.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The oversold upturn would be confirmed with upside follow-through from the recent breakout, supporting a more decisive turnaround in 2026.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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