as in to beat the drum (for or about)
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Recent Examples of run with
Brooks Francis had a run-scoring single, Oren Damush sent in a run with a sacrifice fly and errors added to the Newport Harbor scoring for a 10-0 lead.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Spencer Torkelson drove in the winning run with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Gray threw six innings on 78 pitches, allowed one run with two hits and one walk, and most promisingly struck out a season-high six batters.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
And yet, without any formal acting training, Ford’s taken that high-exposure Netflix credit and run with it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Denver has to hope to go 3-0 in this stretch, heading into a final-season run with Buffalo, New England and the regular-season finale against the Chargers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Before embarking on their fall tour though, the group will conclude their spring and summer festival run with appearances at Governors Ball, Hinterland Music Festival, and Head in the Clouds Music Festival.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The Angels got a pair of hits from Nolan Schanuel and Jo Adell, who also drove in a run with an eighth-inning single.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Jordan Walker drove in the first run with a single, Fermín's double brought in two and Yohel Pozo singled to score Fermín.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Spencer Torkelson drove in the winning run with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Gray threw six innings on 78 pitches, allowed one run with two hits and one walk, and most promisingly struck out a season-high six batters.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
And yet, without any formal acting training, Ford’s taken that high-exposure Netflix credit and run with it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Denver has to hope to go 3-0 in this stretch, heading into a final-season run with Buffalo, New England and the regular-season finale against the Chargers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Before embarking on their fall tour though, the group will conclude their spring and summer festival run with appearances at Governors Ball, Hinterland Music Festival, and Head in the Clouds Music Festival.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The Angels got a pair of hits from Nolan Schanuel and Jo Adell, who also drove in a run with an eighth-inning single.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Jordan Walker drove in the first run with a single, Fermín's double brought in two and Yohel Pozo singled to score Fermín.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run with
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The agency said its three water trucks gave out 31,700 gallons of water to affected residents.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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To save on costs, one user also expects many Starlink subscribers will return the portable Starlink Mini dish the company has been giving out to eligible customers as part of a free rental.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2026
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But some states were excluded for various reasons, including if their state assessments had changed recently (Illinois, Kansas), if test opt-out rates were too high (New York, Colorado) or if a state didn't publish district-level data with enough detail.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
13 May 2026
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If the methods are flawed, publish the caveats.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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