run by
verb
variants
or run past
ran by or ran by; run by or run by; running by or running by; runs by or runs by
: to present to (as for evaluation)
ran some ideas by her
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The games tent was run by an older but spry gentleman by the name of Cornelius.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Newsom reports making millions of dollars from his hospitality business, whose assets are held in a blind trust run by his sister and cousin that he has been barred from accessing since entering office in 2019.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
If confirmed, the election of Jansa will mark a turn to the right for the European Union country that was previously run by a liberal government.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Meanwhile, the company continues to work on its Haven project, which aims to have the multimodule Haven-2 space station up and running by the time the International Space Station retires in the early 2030s.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Manor Fest originated in the basement of a house in Shawnee run by Crowley with some friends.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
According to Committee of Seventy, the plans are similar to 401K programs, except they would be run by a state or local government.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The overwhelming majority of NFL teams are principally owned and run by white men.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
Before 1959, Villa Marista was a private school and seminary for future Marist teachers, run by Spanish brothers who’d come to Cuba from Santander.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Newsom reports making millions of dollars from his hospitality business, whose assets are held in a blind trust run by his sister and cousin that he has been barred from accessing since entering office in 2019.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
If confirmed, the election of Jansa will mark a turn to the right for the European Union country that was previously run by a liberal government.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Meanwhile, the company continues to work on its Haven project, which aims to have the multimodule Haven-2 space station up and running by the time the International Space Station retires in the early 2030s.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Manor Fest originated in the basement of a house in Shawnee run by Crowley with some friends.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
According to Committee of Seventy, the plans are similar to 401K programs, except they would be run by a state or local government.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The overwhelming majority of NFL teams are principally owned and run by white men.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
Before 1959, Villa Marista was a private school and seminary for future Marist teachers, run by Spanish brothers who’d come to Cuba from Santander.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
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“Run by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20by. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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