run deep
idiom
: to be felt very strongly
Fear runs deep in this small town.
Her love for her family runs deep.
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Oscilloscope’s roots in New York’s music and film scenes run deep and that quirky green logo has been the opening act for so many of our favorite indie classics of the past decade and a half or so.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Like her brother James, Amy is proof that acting and filmmaking run deep in the Redford family.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Of the companies seeing cost issues from tariffs, those problems run deep.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Sartori’s ties to Zegna run deep.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Like her brother James, Amy is proof that acting and filmmaking run deep in the Redford family.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Of the companies seeing cost issues from tariffs, those problems run deep.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Sartori’s ties to Zegna run deep.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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