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Houston led by 13 late in the third quarter before the Clippers went on a 12-0 run to cut the lead to 76-75 with 11 minutes left.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Iowa State slowed the game down and went on a 12-1 run to retake control, but TCU still had an opportunity to pull off the upset.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
The scores then reset, and those eight skiers will get one run to try to take gold.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
There were a lot of reasons Miami went on its run to the championship.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
All of Quigley’s challengers are politically inexperienced but impassioned Democrats running to the incumbent’s left.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Moments later, Cameron Frazier knocked down a shot, as the Dragons completed a 7-0 run to jump ahead, 49-48.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The former teammate who sent in the video believed the video of Serafini running to retrieve a ground ball matches the stride of the masked intruder seen outside his in-law’s home on the day they were shot.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
That victim escaped by jumping out of his second-floor window and running to a nearby public library, according to prosecutors.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Iowa State slowed the game down and went on a 12-1 run to retake control, but TCU still had an opportunity to pull off the upset.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
The scores then reset, and those eight skiers will get one run to try to take gold.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
There were a lot of reasons Miami went on its run to the championship.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
All of Quigley’s challengers are politically inexperienced but impassioned Democrats running to the incumbent’s left.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Moments later, Cameron Frazier knocked down a shot, as the Dragons completed a 7-0 run to jump ahead, 49-48.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The former teammate who sent in the video believed the video of Serafini running to retrieve a ground ball matches the stride of the masked intruder seen outside his in-law’s home on the day they were shot.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
That victim escaped by jumping out of his second-floor window and running to a nearby public library, according to prosecutors.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Run to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20to. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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