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Ferguson’s girlfriend tried to make a run for it and was nabbed after sustaining two gunshot wounds to her right thigh, cops said.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Gaetz could make a run for governor of the Sunshine State in 2026 when Gov. Ron DeSantis will be barred by term limits from running again.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
How many of the rest of us would make a run for the presidency or any office?
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
George, who has been previously bullied by the other overwhelmingly white kids, is an outsider who is absolutely miserable and decides impulsively to make a run for it after jumping off the train.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Gaetz could make a run for governor of the Sunshine State in 2026 when Gov. Ron DeSantis will be barred by term limits from running again.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
How many of the rest of us would make a run for the presidency or any office?
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
George, who has been previously bullied by the other overwhelmingly white kids, is an outsider who is absolutely miserable and decides impulsively to make a run for it after jumping off the train.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Make a run for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20for. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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