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Verb
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In a news release, officers said that a white cargo van traveling east on Ventura Boulevard ran over the foot of a man who was sitting in the road.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Prosecutors said Lewis ran over Reynolds in the parking lot while moving his car between gas pumps.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When Oden walked onto the floor for the start of the third OT, Boise State coach Leon Rice ran down the sideline, waving the real-time box score that is distributed to the teams and media during timeouts; the printout had Oden with five fouls.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Stepped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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