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as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package
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as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Aaron Judge ran in, reached up with his glove hand, and simply – unexpectedly – dropped the ball.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Elizabeth Wagmeister and Dan Heching, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
The unexpected run-in involving what appeared to be a rat occurred last week on a Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Dallas to Los Angeles, per a clip shared by Dallas Texas TV of the incident.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Their annual 12-show holiday run in New York will be held at Knockdown Center on Nov. 21-24, Dec. 5-8 and Dec. 12-15.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Aaron Judge ran in, reached up with his glove hand, and simply – unexpectedly – dropped the ball.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Despite numerous legal run-ins in the years since, the musician has continued with a successful career.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister and Dan Heching, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
The unexpected run-in involving what appeared to be a rat occurred last week on a Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Dallas to Los Angeles, per a clip shared by Dallas Texas TV of the incident.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Only visit sites with a secure connection (HTTPS) to protect your data from being intercepted during transmission.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, Trump became the first major party nominee to visit Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab, building on his momentum in the community.Yash Roy, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The defendant, who was arrested Oct. 9, was scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 18.City News Service, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Facebook / Orland Park Police Department A 24-year-old Illinois man has been arrested after allegedly causing a disturbance in a voting line before punching an election judge in the face, police said.Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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While this proximity poses no danger to Earth, researchers believe the encounter could literally shake up the 1,100-foot-long space rock.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Actually, the encounter didn’t air on television at all.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now is the time for agencies and advertisers to seize the initiative by implementing the five key actions outlined in the Ad Net Zero framework.Ivan Guzenko, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ogles, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, confirmed in August that federal agents had seized his cellphone as part of an ongoing investigation into his campaign's financial filings.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jason Kelce turns around, grabs someone’s cellphone, and spikes it to the ground.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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So grab your favorite skillet and make good use of that overflowing bag of fruit from your local orchard or farmers market.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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The English-language service could be released globally in just a few days, with other languages like Japanese and Chinese coming over the next year.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 23 Oct. 2024
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The other surfers came over to help but were swept away, the outlet reported.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
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Republicans only need to pick up two seats to flip the chamber.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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In September, the company picked up rights to the debut fiction novel Some Part of Her from author, showrunner, and journalist Amy Chozick of Max’s The Girls on the Bus.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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While the federal minimum wage has been frozen since 2009, 30 states have stepped in to boost wages for their lowest-earning workers, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Then JetBlue Airways stepped in that April and foiled the plans with a hostile $3-plus billion proposal that Spirit ultimately accepted.Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
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