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At that time, officials from the San Jose Police Department described the injury to the sergeant and how officers subsequently shot, then ran over Husien to end his rampage.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026 -
This press conference was very similar to October, when Jets owner Woody Johnson not only publicly threw Justin Fields under the bus following a 0-7 start, but also put the bus in reverse and ran over Fields again and again.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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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 31 Jan. 2026.
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