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Recent Examples of run-up
But in that game’s run-up, the Chargers lost standout left tackle Rashawn Slater (knee) for the season, which gave them pause in exposing Herbert with a makeshift line protecting him.
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Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
During that run-up, the S & P was flat and the XLF SPDR Financials ETF was up half as much as Berkshire Hathaway.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
That's far lower than the high prices seen the previous week during an unusual run-up fueled by online chatter.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
From her penalty run-up to the fact that, six months ago, few people’s money was on her.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
During that run-up, the S & P was flat and the XLF SPDR Financials ETF was up half as much as Berkshire Hathaway.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
That's far lower than the high prices seen the previous week during an unusual run-up fueled by online chatter.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
From her penalty run-up to the fact that, six months ago, few people’s money was on her.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
Noun
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The countdown to the end of the eighth and final season of Outlander has officially begun with the release of the first teaser trailer.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Each day delivers a tiny surprise and a chance to discover your next full-sized, must-have, making your countdown as exciting as the big day itself.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
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The spike in malnutrition is being driven – in part – by the mass displacement due to conflict, the WFP said.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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While observing it, astronomers noticed a brief, one-time-only spike in brightness, possibly indicating a gamma-ray burst.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
22 Sep. 2025
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Galvin’s spokesperson said the issue was not related with the city’s administration of the preliminary.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office preliminary determined that the body belonged to the missing teenager.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose on the back of Alibaba's jump.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The jump was enough to thrust him back onto the Dodgers’ radar.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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There’s the fact that Simone betrayed her by accepting Peter’s overtures, and therefore treated Michaela in the same dismissive way that Michaela once treated Peter’s first wife.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In other words, Apple has already acknowledged that both kinds of input can be useful when combined in the same device; taking that same jump on the Mac feels like a natural continuation of work Apple is already doing.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Gaza City push is a direct continuation of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, a weekslong campaign in southern and central Gaza that Israel said dismantled Hamas positions and cleared the way for troops to advance north.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But was the occupation period only a prelude to the Korean War?—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Japan then conquered Nanjing and other parts of China in 1937 during the Sino-Japanese war, a prelude to World War II, and followed its 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by taking over the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and present-day Myanmar and Indonesia.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is consistent with the upturn in the IWF/IWD ratio that also favors growth.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But then, like how that summer’s World Cup prompted an upturn in football interest across England, 1990 also produced a wave of players who would contribute to the English national team reaching the past two European Championship finals.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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